Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol continues his drumbeat for war against Iran in this clip from Fox News.

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    Partial transcript:

    KRISTOL: I think we could be in a military confrontation with Iran much sooner than people expect. I don?t think this is an issue that?s going to wait two and a half years until President Bush leaves the presidency. I think he will decide at some point next year ? in 2007 ? he?ll have to make some very tough decisions about what the U.S. and the world can tolerate in terms of this regime ? this apocalyptic, messianic regime ? which has made clear that it would use ? would feel free to use weapons if it had them, that has very deep ties with terrorist groups, what we could accept in terms of their nuclear program.

    QUESTION: What does that mean, what we can accept, does that mean going over and doing something about whatever they?ve got?

    KRISTOL: It could mean that…

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