You know, that's a fair question. But then the question becomes, what would it take for the United States to, quote, unquote, replace the regime in Iran? And I haven't heard a single person say that you could [replace the regime in Iran] without ground troops in Iran. I have not heard a single intelligence estimate that's been different from that. And I can tell you the American people do not support putting troops on the ground in Iran. (01:39–01:46)
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