Remember in 2003, they said, if we don't go in, invade Iraq, take down Saddam Hussein, if we're not fighting him there, we're going to wind up fighting him here. And that war in Iraq made America weaker. This war on Iran is making America weaker. Folks at home, look, six months ago, at least where I live in Michigan, you didn't have to get up in the morning and worry about the Strait of Hormuz. (04:42–04:45)
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Asserts that the Iran conflict is detrimental to U.S. strength.
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