The new leader is a strong person and that's what you need. This is a rough part of the world and we've, it's been amazing what's taken place in Syria. We got rid of Assad, we got rid of other people that were really bad people and that were in the way of peace in the Middle East. You know, we have legitimate peace in the Middle east, first time in 3,000 years and we have 59 countries backing it. And we'll see what happens with Hamas, we'll see what happens with Hezbollah. (37:20–37:29)
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Asserts that Assad and others were removed to facilitate peace in the Middle East.
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