My response was, what you don't understand is that may be what it is it takes for the people to really overthrow their government. It'll also have a devastating impact on their military in general. And it's another, It's another way to fast track them [Iran] losing control of their country. That's the reason why I think the President's saying, all right, fine, you guys aren't budging, well, then we're going to go to the next step here because I'm not backing down. (12:06–12:11)
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Asserts that military action against Iran could expedite the loss of control by its government.
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