The sacrifices they make for our country are never to be taken for granted. And in this case, this is a brutal and vicious regime. It's one that's killed hundreds of thousands of people. It's a leading sponsor of state terrorism, and it's a country that was developing nuclear weapons with the intent of using them. So I think the President made a difficult call, but the right call. (07:20–07:25)
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Asserts that [the regime] has killed hundreds of thousands of people.
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