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Why I Told President Trump to Attack Iran - Sen. Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 21:14

That's their choice. What I'm not ambivalent on is having a leader in place and a government in place that is not waging war against us. And I think The President's job is to be Commander in chief, focused on keeping Americans safe, protecting American lives. I think that's what we're doing. And what's your assessment on the timeframe that's required for this? Because I was just looking before we started. The calci. (21:14–21:21)

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Asserts the President's primary responsibility is national security.

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