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The Conservative Political Action Conference took place last week in a convention center near Dallas, Texas.
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President Donald Trump did not attend the Conservative Political Action Conference for the first time in a decade.
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Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference expressed concern over the possibility of a ground invasion of Iran by President Trump.
Erik Prince, former Blackwater CEO
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"I counseled as loud as possible against doing this in the first place. You will see imagery of burning American warships in the next couple of weeks. And I don’t think people are really prepared for that."
Jason Redman, former Navy SEAL
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"The American people have to understand we can’t stop now that we’ve started."
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Ric Grenell praised President Trump's decision to enter the war in Iran and predicted that in a few months people would be grateful that the Iranian regime was no longer a threat.
Matt Gaetz, former U.S. congressman
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"I want President Trump to have every diplomatic tool at his disposal, and I do trust he knows a great deal more than I do, but a ground invasion of Iran will make our country poorer and less safe."
Steve Bannon, former White House adviser
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"People are sitting there going, 'Oh, this person didn’t come, this person didn’t come'. Yes, there are many great people that couldn’t make it. Either they didn’t want to come or they’re tied up running wars and looking after the country, it doesn’t matter – you came."
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President Trump's approval ratings are currently low.
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Polls show that public support for a war with Iran is low.
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Average gas prices in the United States have reached their highest level in four years.
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Republicans will defend control of Congress, state legislatures, and governor's offices in the November midterm elections.
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Historically, the party in power tends to perform poorly in midterm elections.
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Mehrdad Ghafar said that President Trump had gone through wars bigger than the current situation and had been successful.
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James Bosler said that action should be taken against Iran and that better control of the oil would be a big deal.
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Mark Weaver said that he was not scared by a war with Iran and noted that stock indices did the same thing a year ago.
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Gary Polakoff said that many young people fear a potential draft and rising prices.
John Christy, student
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"Politicians are always saying we need to go to war to bring these people freedom. Obviously, I’m an American, I support freedom."
John Christy, student
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"God bless the people of Iran. I’ve seen some of them walking around here, they seem like great people. But I categorically cannot support anything that doesn’t put America first."
Stephan Norquist, student
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"Just getting your foot in the door doesn’t necessarily mean you should want to go all the way."
Lisa Musket
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"But now we’re in a war, and I know Trump will do the right thing."
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Lisa Musket said she was surprised that President Trump had embroiled the country in a war against Iran.
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