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Ted Cruz: “I find it very hard to believe that four years will pass and…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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On the Road in Mexico Urging the Mexican Government to get Serious about Defeating Cartels plus D...

Published | Video Starts at 19:29

And I told the Defense Secretary, I also had a press conference. And I said this in the press conference. I said, I find it very hard to believe that four years will pass and the United States will not act in a serious military manner against these drug cartels. And I pointed out to both the Defense and Foreign Secretary, I said, listen, I'm not the commander in chief. That's not my decision to make. (19:29–19:40)

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Asserts the belief that the U.S. will take military action against drug cartels within four years.

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