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Ted Cruz: “Iran spent 47 years building a military, and in 39 days, the…”

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Not only that the ayatollah is dead, many of the mullahs are dead, many of the senior leadership of the IRGC are dead. In terms of military operation, Iran spent 47 years building a military, and in 39 days, the United States military utterly and completely eliminated it. Now, where do we stand? Now we stand, number one, with Iran acting really as terrorists threatening the Strait of Hormuz. (04:21–04:32)

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