Think about that. While Iran dragged its feet, its leaders pressed forward with its nuclear ambitions. They were stalling because they wanted to kill us. They continued to advance their conventional missile systems at a speed and a scale that greatly outpaced our regional allies ability to respond. That is what made it imminent. In short, the situation was untenable. We had our personnel, troops, citizens, installations and assets in harm's way. (04:06–04:16)
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Asserts that Iran's missile advancements outpaced the response capabilities of U.S. regional allies.
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