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Jay Rockefeller

Pat Roberts and I both feel very strongly that when we get to Iran, that we can't make the same mistakes. We have to ask the questions, the hard questions before, not afterwards, and get the right intelligence.

Jay Rockefeller

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Jay Rockefeller emphasizes the importance of thoroughly investigating and gathering accurate information about Iran before taking any action. He believes that failing to ask difficult questions early on led to mistakes in the past, and this must be avoided in future intelligence efforts.

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