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Marco Rubio: “In a year from now, they [Iran] would have been [able to…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 12:05

And you won't be able to defend against it. You won't have enough patriots, you know, because you get these swarms of drones, these swarms of rockets. They were on the verge. In a year from now, they [Iran] would have been [able to overwhelm defenses with missiles and drones]. At that point, the President said, that's an intolerable risk. People are struggling to make that connection, but the connection is very real. They were building such a high number. (12:05–12:06)

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Asserts that Iran was close to having enough missiles and drones to overwhelm defenses.

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