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Ted Cruz: “I don't think this will be a long standing military…”

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Why I Told President Trump to Attack Iran - Sen. Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 54:03

… see this anti Semitic virus, mind virus, which is how I like to call it, being spread. Yeah, look, I don't want to see more American casualties. As I said, I don't think this will be a long standing military conflict. I expect it to be a matter of weeks and not extended. And to be clear, if the proposal from the Trump administration had been, let's invade Iran and put hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground and let's stay there … (54:03–54:13)

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Asserts that the military conflict [with Iran] will be short, lasting weeks rather than years.

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