00:26:10 I SAID AS CHAIRMAN OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE, I KNOW THE CHALLENGES IRAN POSES TO THE UNITED STATES INTERESTS AROUND THE WORLD.
00:26:19 ITS PATRONAGE OF THE TERRORIST GROUP HEZBOLLAH, ITS SUPPORT FOR SYRIA'S BASHAR ASSAD THROUGH THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS ARE TWO OF THE MOST TROUBLING, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT AS A FOLLOW-THROUGH OF DIPLOMACY, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO QUELL SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES.
00:26:37 AND LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE ISRAEL'S REAL WELL-FOUNDED CONCERNS, THAT A NUCLEAR-ARMED IRAN WOULD THREATEN ITS VERY EXISTENCE.
00:26:48 I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT.
00:26:49 I AGREE WITH IT, BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
00:26:52 WHILE I RECOGNIZE AND SHARE ISRAEL'S CONCERN, WE CANNOT LET ISRAEL DETERMINE WHEN AND WHERE THE UNITED STATES GOES TO WAR.
00:27:03 BY STATING THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD PROVIDE MILITARY SUPPORT TO ISRAEL IN A FORMER RESOLUTION SHOULD IT ATTACK IRAN, I FEAR THAT'S HOW THIS BILL IS GOING TO BE INTERPRETED.
00:27:18 LET ME CONCLUDE, THE INTERIM AGREEMENT WITH IRAN IS STRONG, IT IS TOUGH AND IT IS REALISTIC.
00:27:28 IT REPRESENTS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE A THREE-DECADE COURSE IN IRAN AND AN OPENING TO IMPROVE ONE OF OUR MOST POISONOUS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS.
00:27:43 IT COULD OPEN THE DOOR TO A NEW FUTURE, WHICH NOT ONLY CONSIDERS ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY BUT PROTECTS OUR OWN.
00:27:51 SO TO PRESERVE DIPLOMACY, I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS-FREE ACT.
00:27:59 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
00:28:00 PRESIDENT. I YIELD THE FLOOR.
00:28:06 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER.
00:28:08 MR. REID: I EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE COURTESY OF THE SENATOR
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