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Ted Cruz: “Iran utterly and completely got its ass kicked [in the 12…”

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

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There are very real world effects when you lose a war. There was a war for 12 days, and Iran utterly and completely got its ass kicked [in the 12 Day War]. And if there's anything worse, if you're an Islamist dictator, if you're trying to envision a world that is worse than losing a war, it's losing a war to Israel. (19:45–19:52)

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Asserts that Iran was decisively defeated in the 12 Day War.

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