Mike Rounds: “The Israelis had been in, had taken a lot of it out earlier.”

“We could see it back then. They had full intent to be able to create chaos in the Middle east and to hold all of their neighbors hostage. The fact that The Israelis had been in, had taken a lot of it out earlier. made it easier for us to be able to get in and take out some of their nuclear facilities that had to be reduced in terms of their capabilities.” (04:40–04:44)

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