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Iran-Krise

“We have forces engaged in Afghanistan and in Iraq. We have a nuclear program going forward in Iran that looks very dangerous. And our view is, do we sit on the sidelines and watch those things happen, including negative things, or do we try and do something about it, for our own interests? We can debate a lot about what’s going on inside Iran, how soon things might change in Iran. But what we have to focus on is what is in America’s national security interest now and in light of our commitments that we now have in the Middle East and Southwest Asia.”

Der neue US Verteidigungsminister Robert Gates 2004 gegenüber Reportern.