Duncan Hunter: Fear Iran, Venezuela

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Duncan Hunter: Fear Iran, Venezuela

James Joyner | Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Duncan Hunter is warning about the threats posed by Iran and Venezuela, according to two separate UPI reports.

“As a regional neighbor of the United States, Venezuela is increasingly threatening stability in the Western Hemisphere. The country’s leadership is determined to move the country away from democracy and toward socialism; maintains close relations with Cuba and Iran and continues to decrease its cooperation in ant-drug and anti-terrorism efforts,” Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said in a statement Wednesday. Hunter is the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee and a conservative candidate for the GOP’s 2008 presidential nomination.

And:

“Iran continues to take steps to counter U.S. influences in the region by supporting international terrorism and expanding its nuclear program and ballistic arsenal,” Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said in a statement Wednesday.

“It is these actions that disrupt regional stability and require the United States to ensure it is postured to deter and defeat any aggression against U.S. interests,” Hunter said.

If Hunter has any suggestion as to what to do about these things, the reports don’t say.

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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