Saddam Hussein was a bad man. He was a monster. He was a tyrant. He was murdering his own people, but he was also killing terrorists. We came in and we toppled Saddam Hussein, and the terrorists took over and began killing Americans. That didn't make us safer, it made us less safe. By the way, we did the exact same thing in Libya. Gaddafi, again, a terrible man. America came in and toppled him. (17:58–18:04)
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Asserts that after the U.S. toppled Saddam Hussein, terrorists took over and began killing Americans.
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