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Marco Rubio: “This was our last best chance to eliminate that conventional…”

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

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From Day One, the mission was crystal clear: This was the final chance to wipe out Iran’s threat

Published | Video Starts at 01:27

And under no circumstances can they be allowed to hide and protect that program and their ambitions behind a shield of missiles and drones. The that no one can do anything about. This was our last best chance to eliminate that conventional threat, that conventional shield that they were trying to build. and the President made the right decision to wipe it out. Now, that is the goal of this operation, to destroy their conventional missiles and their drone program so they … (01:27–01:34)

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Asserts that the recent attack was the final opportunity to dismantle Iran's defensive capabilities.

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