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Ted Cruz: “The Ayatollah is actively waging war on America. He's…”

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A Message to the Iranian People: You Can Change the World Right Now, plus WHY it Matters For America

Published | Video Starts at 36:27

And let me draw a distinction on this also, which is there's a real difference between Saddam Hussein and Iran in that Saddam Hussein was a cruel dictator, but he wasn't actively waging war on America. The Ayatollah is actively waging war on America. He's spending money today funding terrorists that are trying to kill Americans. And, and, and there's a real difference. There are regimes across this country, across the world rather that. That are cruel and oppressive, but they're not trying to kill us. (36:27–36:37)

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Asserts that the Ayatollah of Iran is funding terrorism against the United States.

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