So I think we should stay focused on the real problem in the Middle East. It's not Israel. It's these dictatorships that are developing nuclear weapons with the specific goal of wiping Israel away.

I have come to believe that a nuclear Iran is not a threat but a benefit to humankind as it may well provide a much needed deterrent to the U.S. and Israel’s unrestrained use of military action and terrorism and their continuing quest for dominance and hegemony in the Middle East.

The greatest threat facing humanity is a radical Islamist regime meeting up with nuclear weapons.

I think our involvement there has destabilized the Middle East. And the longer we stay there, I think the further destabilization will occur,

I can tell you one thing, Iran is closer to developing nuclear weapons today than it was a week ago, or a month ago or a year ago. It's just moving on with its efforts.

The Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons would be infinitely more costly than any scenario you can imagine to stop it.