Netanyahu on the Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Sites

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1. 2:18Ladies and gentlemen, 14 years ago, I stood on this podium
2. 2:26and I drew a red line.
3. 2:30I vowed to prevent Iran's murderous dictatorship from developing atomic bombs.
4. 2:38Nuclear weapons aimed at destroying Israel.
5. 2:42Nuclear weapons that could threaten the entire world.
6. 2:47That's exactly what we did. Now, let me say something that might surprise you.
7. 2:57Devastating Iran's nuclear facilities was hard.
8. 3:03It was very hard to do.
9. 3:07But for me, it was one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make as prime minister
10. 3:15because if we hadn't done it, we'd all be dead.
11. 3:20Now you want to hear the ultimate irony in defending itself.
12. 3:27Israel is [also] defending many of the countries whose delegates just left this hall.