The president has said that. Do you accept that? Do you think it is possible to continue with this military operation without putting US Boots on the ground. Senator Eliminating things and fully taking out a capability is really challenging without putting people there on the ground. Well, you know, let me ask you, because as you think about how long this military operation might be, President Trump effectively said, look, it's going to last at least the week ahead of the strikes. (03:27–03:37)
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Asserts that fully eliminating a capability is challenging without ground troops.
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