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Kevin Cramer: “Israel [has] been planning [the operation] for at least 10…”

Featuring: Kevin Cramer, Republican | U.S. Senate from North Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 02:30

But the day may come, if the United States won't, that we'll have to do it ourselves. Him talking about Israel now, and that was in 2017. And from what I understand, they've Israel [has] been planning [the operation] for at least 10 years prior to [2017]. that, just in case it became necessary. At least 5 years prior to that, just in case it became necessary. Because as Iran was gaining this capability, Israel was feeling less and less secure. (02:30–02:31)

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Asserts that Israel planned the operation against Iran for over a decade.

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