But I was surprised to see that NATO, while they agree that it was a very important thing to do, they agree fully. Nobody said oh you shouldn't do it. They would have had a nuclear weapon within one month of when we had the B2 bombers bomb. The nuclear potential, I call it the nuclear dust. So I think NATO is making a very foolish mistake and I've long said, said that, you know, I wonder whether or not NATO would ever be there for us. (14:00–14:07)
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Asserts that Iran was close to developing a nuclear weapon before U.S. intervention.
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