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Chris Murphy: “One of the consequences [of a full-scale war on Iran] would…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Senator Murphy on Iran War: Everything is More Expensive Because of Trump

Published | Video Starts at 07:29

And so every president prior to Donald Trump whether they were Republican or Democrat decided not to wage a full scale war on Iran because they knew One of the consequences [of a full-scale war on Iran] would be the meltdown of the American economy and the meltdown of the global economy. and it would be not billionaires and big corporations that would pay the price it would be regular Americans, regular minimum wage Americans, middle class Americans who would pay that price. (07:29–07:36)

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Asserts that a full-scale war on Iran would lead to economic meltdown in the U.S. and globally.

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