He would never make a statement that the United States somehow wants to take over the Strait of Hormuz and engage in a kind of gunboat diplomacy. He [Donald Trump] would instead be working with the international community to make sure that we had the denuclearization of Iran, some kind of agreement and not provoking them by threatening to conquer the Strait of Hormuz or take over the Strait of Hormuz. It is its illiteracy of world history and American history that, in my view is actually greatest weakness. (07:11–16:27)
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Asserts that Trump should work with the international community on Iran's denuclearization instead of threatening to take over the Strait of Hormuz.
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