They didn't speak to anybody. They just allowed this to continue. And I will say that. I'll say in front of you, you've heard me say it a thousand times. If I were president, this war would have never happened. We would have had a deal negotiated for you without having to go through what you've gone through. But you, your soldiers have been unbelievably brave. (02:00–02:04)
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Asserts that the war would not have occurred if he were president.
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