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Mccain observed that the u.s. has backed off of taking direct action against that nation despite its potential nuclear threat. >> so make no mistake, if iran achieves a nuclear weapons capability, it will not be because we couldn't stop it, but because we chose not to stop it. >> senator mccain ended his opening remarks there, then remembered he wanted to place into the record various statements from the obama administration about iran, and it is here that the senator made what appeared to be unscripted remarks about pulling the trigger. >> time is running out. the deadline is near. robert gib...

What barack obama did this week, which is to shore up a global commitment to nonproliferation regime and to working together in a way that leaves iran, i think on some levels, besides wanting to be respected for having nuclear weapons, craves inclusion. i think by leaving them somewhat outside of this new building momentum that i think barack obama has put together, you put pressure on iran in other ways. i also think and it is not often discussed, doing things to further the israeli/palestinian two-state process and also diminishing our, i guess, overextension in places like afghanistan, are ...

Right at the border. of course they did not use their troops and when the federal troops came in and ushered students in to school, that solved the problem. but it was about as close as you can get without being in an insurrection position. hopefully we're not going there again, keith. >> the backing away from this seems encouraging, if nothing else out of oklahoma is. john dean columnist for findlaw.com, author of "worst than watergate" and many other great books, thank you, john. >> thank you, keith. could any politician be desperate enough for renomination to propose at a senate hearing a...

The head and abandoning all our allies. if we bomb iran, it may create exactly the kind of glue that would bring russia, china and iran together. the three of them, a global economic energy superpower like we've never seen before that breaks the back of europe and the united states and japan. so bombing iran could have untold, unbelievable unexpected circumstances. doesn't mean you want to appease them, but you certainly don't want to be reckless like this, talking about pulling a trigger or singing jingles. about bombing iran. >> assuming senator mccain doesn't want a chinese, russian, irania...

Song, bomb iran. bomb, bomb, bomb -- anyway. i think iran is a great threat. the iranians are continuing their efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon. >> let's turn now to the director of the american strategy program at the new america foundation and author of the washington note, steve clemens. thank you for your time tonight. >> great to be with you. >> we pull the trigger on iran and what happens afterwards? >> well, first thing that happens, what we've been hearing death to the dictator goes back to death to america again. the cia was involved in overthrowing a democratically-elected leader ...