Curt Weldon

He was a very good partner of Sam Nunn and Dick Lugar. That's how I met him. Velikov became a good friend of mine. When Bush reached out and made that famous speech in 2001, they looked in Putin's eyes and saw his inner soul and realized this is a man he could trust. You can pull that speech up. That was Bush saying this.

He was a very good partner of Sam Nunn and Dick Lugar. That's how I met him. Velikov became a good friend of mine. When Bush reached out and made that famous speech in 2001, they looked in Putin's eyes and saw his inner soul and realized this is a man he could trust. You can pull that speech up. That was Bush saying this.

I took that seriously, and I pressed Velikov to do something about the Iran program. Velikov came to my office, and I have a three-hour interview with Velikov in my oral history. It's never been released. In Moscow. And Velikov said, quote, Putin wants to offer to the U.S. a bilateral, 50-50, overseeing any fissile material going into Iran. We turned them down. We turned them down.

I took that seriously, and I pressed Velikov to do something about the Iran program. Velikov came to my office, and I have a three-hour interview with Velikov in my oral history. It's never been released. In Moscow. And Velikov said, quote, Putin wants to offer to the U.S. a bilateral, 50-50, overseeing any fissile material going into Iran. We turned them down. We turned them down.

Under George Bush in the early 2000s. I'll take a polygraph.

Under George Bush in the early 2000s. I'll take a polygraph.

I'd have to analyze it some more. I have some thoughts. But again, I try to be very careful because what they'll do is they'll pick apart what I say. And what I try to do, either I have backed up with my files, I have the largest archives in house history, or my oral history, which is 100 hours of videos done by the past president of the National Association of Oral Historians,

I'd have to analyze it some more. I have some thoughts. But again, I try to be very careful because what they'll do is they'll pick apart what I say. And what I try to do, either I have backed up with my files, I have the largest archives in house history, or my oral history, which is 100 hours of videos done by the past president of the National Association of Oral Historians,

or by firsthand evidence. And I don't know. My contention is just that Iran should not be an enemy right now. The people of Iran have never been. They were good friends of ours under the Shah, and they're good people. And we should not allow ourselves to be sucked into another war.

or by firsthand evidence. And I don't know. My contention is just that Iran should not be an enemy right now. The people of Iran have never been. They were good friends of ours under the Shah, and they're good people. And we should not allow ourselves to be sucked into another war.

Yep. I understand.

Yep. I understand.

But you're not calling for a war with Iran.

But you're not calling for a war with Iran.

You mentioned North Korea.

You mentioned North Korea.

I took all three delegations in North Korea, the three U.S. delegations I took, all bipartisan. And I went in there, again, to support the president. I never went on a foreign delegation because that's not the role of the Congress to do foreign policy, only to support the president. I led delegations to 104 countries. I went to North Korea.

I took all three delegations in North Korea, the three U.S. delegations I took, all bipartisan. And I went in there, again, to support the president. I never went on a foreign delegation because that's not the role of the Congress to do foreign policy, only to support the president. I led delegations to 104 countries. I went to North Korea.

And I went there in support of George Bush in the early 2000s. And with Colin Powell's support – Colin Powell was the secretary of state, a good man. I wanted him to run for president. He didn't want to do it. He was screwed by Bush because Condi Rice wanted to kick him out so she could take his job in the second four years, and she did. I'm aware of that.

And I went there in support of George Bush in the early 2000s. And with Colin Powell's support – Colin Powell was the secretary of state, a good man. I wanted him to run for president. He didn't want to do it. He was screwed by Bush because Condi Rice wanted to kick him out so she could take his job in the second four years, and she did. I'm aware of that.