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Ted Cruz: “In Iran, we have zero boots on the ground.”

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

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Trump Tightens Grip on Strait of Hormuz Putting Enormous Pressure on Iran plus Qatar Hires DC Lob...

Published | Video Starts at 20:58

On economic pressure, oil pressure, military pressure, the list goes on and on. Look, in the Iraq war, we had boots on the ground. Hundreds of thousands of boots on the ground for multiple years. In Iran, we have zero boots on the ground. That's a hell of a difference. Yeah. This is not remotely Iraq. The Democrats know that. Listen, the Democrats started. The day President Trump began this military assault, the Democrats began attacking, not Iran attacking him. (20:58–21:01)

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Asserts that the U.S. has no military personnel on the ground in Iran.

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