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Josh Shapiro: “The President's war of choice [in Iran] has been to replace…”

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Published | Video Starts at 06:51

He never articulated a clear vision to the American people or to our allies. We are more isolated in the world because of The President's war of choice [in Iran] has been to replace 90 year old Ayatollah with a roughly 60 year old Ayatollah who's even more hardline. The effect of this war has been not to dismantle all of their nuclear capabilities and destroy the materials, but rather it seems that the Iranians continued to possess that material based on public reporting. (06:51–06:59)

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Asserts that the President's actions in Iran have resulted in a more hardline leadership.

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