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Craig Goldman: “Iran had nuclear capabilities. We're building them. There's…”

Featuring: Craig Goldman, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 12

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Inside Texas Politics | Full interview on Texas Republican not opposed to war in Iran

Published | Video Starts at 00:21

Well, one regime change, and no one can predict what that timeline is. I mean, bottom line is you're talking about a country that chanted death to America by its leaders. They Iran had nuclear capabilities. We're building them. There's no question about that. The ballistic missiles that they were building up strictly to fire not only on our allies overseas, but also thousands of Americans based overseas. So the reason for being there is a good one. (00:21–00:26)

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