Ted Cruz: “We are not going to see a scenario where we see hundreds of…”

“President Trump is taking a very simple position, which is if you are killing Americans, if you continue trying to kill Americans, the commander in chief is going to act to stop you. Now, We are not going to see a scenario where we see hundreds of thousands of American troops on the ground for an extended period of time. This is Iran is not Iraq. However, if we see this regime fall, if we see Iran have a government that is no longer led by a radical Islamist who …” (05:01–05:08)

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