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Bernie Sanders: “In Iran, nearly 2,000 civilians have been killed and many…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Full Bernie Sanders speech at No Kings protest blasts Donald Trump, Iran war and affordability

Published | Video Starts at 19:46

One sovereign nation cannot simply go about attacking another sovereign nation for any reason it chooses. Since this war began, 13American soldiers have been killed and hundreds have been wounded, including another 12 yesterday In Iran, nearly 2,000 civilians have been killed and many more wounded. And 498 schools have been bombed by American and Israeli missiles. In Lebanon, more than 1,000 people are dead and more than 1 million Lebanese people, 15% of their population, have been displaced from their homes. (19:46–19:54)

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Asserts that nearly 2,000 Iranian civilians have been killed in the war.

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