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Mike Rogers: “The only reason they're [U.S. troops] there is because of…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

Full interview: Mike Rogers talks Michigan education, manufacturing jobs, Iran conflict

Published May 31, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:52

Think of this. We won't have to have 40,000 troops in the Middle East. We do. At all those bases. Yeah, all those bases. We don't have to. The only reason they're [U.S. troops] there is because of Iran. And you start thinking about it. And by the way, for people who say we shouldn't send money to Israel, guess what? (08:52–08:55)

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Asserts that the presence of U.S. troops in the Middle East is solely due to Iran.

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