I thought it was a mistake because I think it made America less safe. And I. And I think the touchstone for US foreign policy should be protecting our vital national security interests. So Saddam Hussein was a monster. He was killing terrorists. We came in and toppled him and the terrorists took over and began killing Americans. That didn't make us any safer, by the way. We did the same thing to Gaddafi in Libya. He was killing terrorists. We toppled him. The terrorists took over, began killing Americans. (07:27–07:37)
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