We were posturing for all the right reasons. It's. It's peace through strength. That's the only way you're going to get them to the table. Without [peace through strength], they were never going to be at the table. And we're there, presumably because they're in a tough spot and they're going to be compromising and elastic. And yet you hear these what I'll call maximalist statements. (06:26–06:29)
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Asserts that Iran would not negotiate without the U.S. demonstrating strength.
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