August 6, 2008 4:37PM 

# Where Have We Heard This Before? 

By [Justin Logan](https://www.cato.org/people/justin-logan) 

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Quote of the day comes to us courtesy of [John Bolton](http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=9154911), discussing Iran:

> “I think regime change would be preferable, because I think that would lead to greater stability in the region as a whole.”

I have an eerie feeling that I’ve heard this somewhere before, but I just can’t place it…

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