America came in and toppled him. He was killing terrorists. Instead, the terrorists took over. They began killing Americans. That was a material harm to our national security. Why is Iran different? Iran is different because the Iranians are murdering Americans. They are waging war with us, whether the Democrats want to acknowledge it or not. And so removing from power Islamists who are actively trying to kill Americans makes us safer. (18:22–18:30)
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Asserts that Iranians are murdering Americans and waging war with the U.S.
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