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" Ladies and gentlemen, the relevant question is not when Iran will get the bomb. The relevant question is at what stage can we no longer stop Iran from getting the bomb. "

Ehud Barak

Stop

Will

Question

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Others

" I don't think that the Iranians, even if they got the bomb, they're going to drop it immediately on some neighbor. They fully understand what might follow. They're radical, but not total mishuginas. "

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Think

Understand

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" In Israel, generally speaking, politics is much more familiar than any other place. We all know each other. "

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Know

Israel

" I respect General Halutz very much so. "

" Israel is much more effective when the Israelis are convinced that we are on the moral high ground: that we are acting not just out of might, but also out of right. "

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Acting

Ground

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