But let's just be clear. This is a deeply entrenched dictatorial state. And our goal is not to change that. That's up to the Iranian people. But Our goal is to make sure they can no more do the things that they've done. where they kill thousands of people, where they do things like hold our embassy personnel hostage for 400 days, where they kill our Marines in another country in Lebanon, where … (14:40–14:45)
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Asserts that the goal is to prevent [Iran] from repeating past hostile actions.
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