It means that there should be one central test for military action, which is is it defending the vital national security interest of the United States? So I mentioned I opposed the Iraq war. Why? Well, Saddam Hussein was a monster. He was a tyrant. He was murdering his own citizens, but he wasn't murdering Americans. And in fact he was killing terrorists. We came in, we toppled Saddam Hussein, the terrorists took over and began killing Americans. I think objectively that made America less safe. (12:53–13:00)
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