They said it was about regime change, and then it was about nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, the Navy. Donald Trump had a feeling. You know, I also heard imminent threat of something in the future that's not strategy. And The worst thing that could happen at this point would be the loss of American service members on the ground in a foreign country. And President Trump has said he's comfortable walking away with the Strait of Hormuz still closed. He said that yesterday. One last item for you before we let you go. (10:15–10:26)
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Asserts that losing American service members in a foreign country would be the worst outcome.
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