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Andrew Cuomo: “Iran will win the economic war of attrition because they're…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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I don't care. Republican, Democrat, Independent, what he is, boy from Queens, but that's what he has to accomplish. And I think it's tough because I think Iran. Iran will win the economic war of attrition because they're zealots and it's not a democracy, and they can hold fast longer. and that's what they're banking on. What do you think? Well, they're not a democracy. And so because they're not a democracy, they don't have to answer to the people until they have to answer to the people. (26:05–26:18)

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Asserts that Iran is likely to win an economic war of attrition due to its non-democratic governance.

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