“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordMarch 27, 2012
I look forward to your testimony, particularly in talking about the proposed missile launch that North Korea is talking about doing in mid-April.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington
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Editor's note · Context

Smith expresses anticipation for discussions on North Korea's missile launch plans.

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