… as a counterbalance to the executive branch at a moment when it has been consulted almost as little as, as American allies. This is a deep concern of mine that You could see Marines inserted to try to reopen the strait. It may not be possible to fully secure the strait without having boots on the ground, without making sure that Iranians who might be targeting those ships from shore can be taken out by boots on the ground. (06:02–06:07)
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Asserts that there is a possibility of deploying Marines to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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