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Joe Manchin: “I hope, maybe as early as tomorrow, when the President makes his speech, that the President will threaten publicly and…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2015
I hope, maybe as early as tomorrow, when the President makes his speech, that the President will threaten publicly and unambiguously that the United States would and should use force against Iran.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin urges the President to threaten military action against Iran if they violate the agreement.

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