Kyl: U.S. Goal In Iran Should Be ‘Regime Change’

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Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) suggested on Meet the Press this morning that the way to deal with Iran and its nuclear program is to push for regime change.

What we’re trying to do here eventually is to get a regime change with a group of people in there that are more representative of the Iranian people — who we really can talk with in a way that might end up with a good result. I think it’s very difficult to do that with the current leadership, and especially the elected President.

Kyl also implied that the time for talking with Iran is over — or should be soon. “At a certain point, talking is counterproductive rather than productive because time is not on our side,” he said, adding later that “the carrot approach does not work with these people.”

So mark it down. Jon Kyl’s plan for Iran: Sticks and regime change.

Late Update
: Here’s the video.

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