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So it seems to be

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welcome news that

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Iran has declared

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the Strait of Hormuz open.

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But what about

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Rep. Pocan's comment

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that this war is

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chaos on top of chaos?

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Are you satisfied

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with the war planning

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that went into this

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and the moves since?

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You know, last weekend

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I was on one of the

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Sunday morning shows

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and the host started

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the entire interview by saying

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that I was supportive of

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the war in Iran

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and I pushed back immediately

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by saying, 'No.'

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I am absolutely opposed

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to the war

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the Iranian ayatollahs

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declared on America

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47 years ago.

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The fact that they have hundreds

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probably thousands of

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Americans' blood on their hands

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and obviously tens of thousands

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of their own citizens' blood

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on their hands.

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So what I am supportive of

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is ending that war

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once and for all.

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Ending the threat

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ending the menace

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and ending the

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any possibility that they

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could obtain a nuclear weapon

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which could be

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existential to America.

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So yeah, it is war.

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Messy.

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Is it chaotic?

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Sure.

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I don't like war.

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But

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we had to act before

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we weren't able to act

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before they became

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a nuclear power

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before they had

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so many missiles

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and so many drones.

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That taking this action

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would have

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devastated the region.

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It's just been

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destructive enough.

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But again

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I support President Trump's

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very difficult decision.