Ted Cruz: “It took the US military 39 days to utterly destroy it.”

“The ayatollah is dead. Many of the mullahs are dead. Many of the senior leadership of the IRGC are dead. It took the Iranian regime 47 years to build that military. It took the US military 39 days to utterly destroy it. I do not believe we should now be rebuilding the military we just destroyed. But President Trump's leadership, taking out the Iranian military and preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons was strong, decisive leadership that made America safer.” (04:47–04:52)

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