Mr. Secretary, I would just note that the majority of your question was highly disingenuous and loaded with suggestions that I very much don't agree with. From the beginning. Please, Please feel free, sir, to pick any one of those. From the beginning, We've been very clear about the military objectives and the underlying strategic objective, which is preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Mr. Secretary, we're the ones that will manage where this goes in the future, and they have very limited ability to set the tempo or respond to it. (00:34–00:41)
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