特朗普称美伊冲突对美为“小意思”并否认是战争

THE CONFLICT SMALL POTATOES FOR THE U.S. HERE'S GABE GUTIERREZ. POTATOES FOR THE U.S. HERE'S GABE GUTIERREZ.

Reporter: TONIGHT, HERE'S GABE GUTIERREZ.

Reporter: TONIGHT, DEDESPITE THE U.S. AND

Reporter: TONIGHT, DESPITE THE U.S. AND IRAN TRADING AIR DESPITE THE U.S. AND IRAN TRADING A AIR STRIKES, AVERAGE GAS IRAN TRADING AIR STRIKES, AVERAGE GAS PRICES TOPPING $4 A STRIKES, AVERAGE GAS PRICESES TOPPING $4 A GALLON, AND THE DEATHS PRICES TOPPING $4 A GALLON, AND THE DEATHS OF 18 AMERICAN SERVICE GALLON, AND THE DEATHS OF 18 AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS, PRESIDENT MEMBERS, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING HE AGREES WITH THE VICE TRUMP SAYING HE AGREES WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT THTHAT THIS IS WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT THAT THIS IS NOT A WAR.

PRESIDENT THAT THIS IS NOT T A WAR.

LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T

LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T CALL IT A WAR. I CALL IT A MIMILITARY CALL IT A WAR. I CALL IT A MILITARY CONFLICT BECAUSE IT'T'S I CALL IT A MILITARY CONFLICT BECAUSE IT'T'S SMALL POTATOES FOR US. CONFLICT BECAUSE IT'S SMALL POTATOES FOR US. IT'S NOT A BIG THING. IT'S NOT A BIG THING.

Reporter: COMPARING THE NUMBER OF LIVES THE NUMBER OF LIVES LOST TO OTHER CONFLICTS. LOST TO OTHER CONFLICTS.

WE LOST 18 SOULS. CONFLICTS.

WE LOST 18 SOULS. 18 GREAT SOULS.

WE LOST 18 SOULS. 18 GREAT SOULS. I WAS THERERE TO GREET 18 GREAT SOULS. I WAS THERE TO GREREET THEIR FAMILIES OF I WAS THERE TO GREET THEIR FAMILIES OF THOSE E PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES OF THOSE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE GREAT. THOSE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE GREAT. I GOT VERY FRIENDLY THEY'RE GREAT. I GOT VERY FRIENDLY WITH SOME E OF THE WITH SOME OF THE FAMILIES. THEY WERE INCREDIBIBLE FAMILIES. THEY WERE INCRCREDIBLE FAMILIES.

O FAMILIES. BUT -- AND ONENE IS TOO MUCH. BUT -- AND ONE IS TOO MUCH. BUT IN VIETNAM, WE BUT IN VIETNAM, WE LOST TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOEOPLE. LOST TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. IN AFGHANISTAN, WE OF PEOPLE. IN AFGHANISTAN, WEWE LOST A LOT. LOST A LOT.

Reporter: AND TOUTING U.U.S. EFFORTS

Reporter: AND TOUTING U.S. EFFORTS TO ESCORT OIL TANKERS TOUTING U.S. EFFORTS TO ESCORT OIL TANKERS THTHROUGH THE STRAIT OF THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, PROTECTING THEM FROROM IRANIAN THEM FROM IRANIAN ATTACKS.

WE'RE NOT F FIGHTING

WE'RE NOT FIGHTING RIGHT NOW. THERE'S NO FIGHTHTING. RIGHT NOW. THERE'S NO FIGHTING. WE'RE TAKING O OUT A LOT THERE'S NO FIGHTING. WE'RE TAKING OUT A LOT OF OIL. r: OF OIL.

Repororter: INITIALLY, THE TRUMP INITIALLY, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROJECTED D THE WAR PROJECTED THE WAR WOULD BE OVER IN WEEKS. WOULD BE OVER IN WEEKS.

WE PROJECTED FOUR WEEKS.

WE PROJECTED FOUR TO FIVE WEEKS. TO FIVE WEEKS.

Reporter: IT'S NOW PAST THE SIX-MONTH

Reporter: IT'S NOW PAST T THE SIX-MONTH MARK. PAST THE SIX-MONTH MARK.

BUT WE'VE BEEN IN MARK.

BUT WE'VE B BEEN IN THERE FOR FIVE MONTHS,

BUT WE'VE BEEN IN THERE FOR FIVE MONTHS, AND IN FIVE MONTHS, THERERE FOR FIVE MONTHS, AND IN FIVE MONTHS, WHAT DID WE DO? WHAT DID WE DO? WE STOPPED THEM FROM HAVINGNG A NUCLEAR