One was the assertion of a whole different series of rationales. But one of the rationales that seems to now be the one that they rely on is, well, of course The war is needed to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. No, it isn't. We had stopped Iran from getting a nuclear weapon by a diplomatic deal that Donald Trump chose to tear up, as my colleague just mentioned, that had stopped Iran's nuclear program. (03:21–03:26)
CLAIM
Asserts that the war is not necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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