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Bernie Sanders: “Led to the deaths of 13 members of our military, but…”

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

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FULL SPEECH: Bernie discusses the existential threat of AI and endless war in Ohio

Published | Video Starts at 15:07

And then we have a president who several months ago, in the middle of the night, started an unprovoked and illegal and unconstitutional war. A war which has not only Led to the deaths of 13 members of our military, but thousands of civilians in Iran, in Lebanon and elsewhere. And that is why, as soon as possible, we, we must end this illegal and unconstitutional war. And by the way, and by the way, this is increasingly becoming a bipartisan issue. (15:07–15:16)

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Asserts that the war led to the deaths of 13 U.S. military members and thousands of civilians in Iran, Lebanon, and elsewhere.

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