… have suffered the consequences of leaders who have lied to us as an excuse to go and wage a regime change war to topple a dictator. It was very intentional. Over 4,000 of my brothers and sisters in uniform were killed as a result of [leaders who have lied to us as an excuse to go and wage a regime change war]. that. So this is why I'm so serious and so focused about bringing about the kind of change to our foreign policy that will end these wasteful wars, that work … (08:51–08:56)
CLAIM
Asserts that over 4,000 U.S. service members were killed due to regime change wars initiated by deceptive leadership.
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