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Brian Schatz: “Parts of the Thaad and Patriot systems in South Korea were…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Schatz Presses Hegseth On Iran War Planning Amid Scramble To Relocate Weapons, Evacuate Personnel

Published | Video Starts at 01:09

And there are some data points that seem to indicate that we did not see all of this coming or that we didn't account for it. We may have been briefed on it, but we didn't account for it. Parts of the Thaad and Patriot systems in South Korea were moved to the Middle East. This is after the war. After the war, munitions were moved from around the world to defend US Sites in the region. There was a rush, there was a rush to evacuate United States personnel. (01:09–01:14)

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Asserts that Thaad and Patriot systems were relocated from South Korea to the Middle East.

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