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Donald Trump: “There were military people that said, you just don't do…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Trump warns Iran on precipice of widespread destruction in national address

Published | Video Starts at 51:41

No, there was military people, very professional, that preferred not doing it. These two were totally on board, which was very important. They weren't. I would have had a little difficulty, but no, There were military people that said, you just don't do this. You don't go into the heart of a very powerful military. You know, this is, hey, you have countries and countries. You have some countries where military is not their strong suit. This whole thing is militarized like nobody's ever seen before. (51:41–51:49)

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Asserts that some military personnel advised against a military operation due to the strength of the opposing military.

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