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Kristen Welker: “How will the United States make sure that the next Iranian…”

Featuring: Kristen Welker, Host of Meet the Press | National

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Lindsey Graham says it's 'not our job' to pick Iran's leader after Khamenei's death: Full interview

Published | Video Starts at 04:04

I hope the people will choose wisely. Senator, history tells us just how complicated regime change is. We saw that when Saddam Hussein was ousted in a terror threat and group moved in. How will the United States make sure that the next Iranian government isn't worse than the current regime? It's not our job to pick the next Iranian government. I don't remember being attacked by Iraq any time, you know, in the past. (04:04–04:13)

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