Trent Franks: “One of the most dangerous terrorist states in the world…”

“I agree with the gentleman that if the prime minister there of the iraqi central government comes to Washington, that he should recognize a separate and equal station that the Kurds should have. One of the most dangerous terrorist states in the world, perhaps the most dangerous, is Iran. And the Kurds have stood up against Iran and their proxies in a courageous way, and they have certainly suffered for that. Where Iran has actually fomented attacks directly on a real.” (05:18–05:24)

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