They weren't taking this seriously. They were trying to draw this process out as long as possible so that they could rebuild their nuclear weapons program without the threat of American action. We had a limited window in which we could take out this Fordeau nuclear facility. in particular. The President decided to take it and. But we didn't blow up the diplomacy. The diplomacy never was given a real chance by the Iranians. (03:59–04:04)
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Asserts that there was a specific timeframe to target Iran's Fordeau nuclear facility.
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