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Ron Johnson: “We're not declaring war on Islamic terrorists. They declared…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson at HSGAC Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 09:49

I think we have to deny that territory as our first step in a very long struggle. And let's face it, this struggle, you know, let me be clear. We're not declaring war on Islamic terrorists. They declared war on us. You know, I think definitely starting in the, in the early 90s with the bombing of the coal and the attack in Saudi Arabia and then the attempt to take down the Twin Towers initially in New York. (09:49–09:54)

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Asserts that Islamic terrorists declared war on the U.S., not the other way around.

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