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Matt Gaetz: “I think we learned during the... wars in Iraq and…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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The Anchormen Show Episode 85 - #WalkAway w/ Brandon Straka

Published | Video Starts at 30:48

And it is my affection for them, which is why I criticize Netanyahu because I think he's making decisions that are really bad for them. Yeah. And. And making things worse. I think we learned during the... wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that sometimes [we] create more terrorists than we vanquish. And I think that's kind of what's happening there now. But it's interesting that you saw that with such intensity. (30:48–30:57)

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Asserts that U.S. military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes resulted in creating more terrorists.

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