I mean, this was a military action and a brilliant one. Here, here's the rub. First of all, the rub is think of the precedent we just set. We are now saying by this action that we can go into any country and take out their leader if we believe that that leader has violated American law. And I believe Maduro has been a drug guy, I believe he has violated law. But our moral argument on that would be a hell of a lot better if we followed our own law. (11:01–11:13)
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Asserts that the U.S. action sets a precedent for removing foreign leaders violating American law.
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