Chris Murphy: “Vice President Vance declared, the Iranian conventional…”

“Now, the administration basically, as soon as the war began, claimed victory Here on day 14 of this conflict nearly five months ago, the Secretary of Defense said that Iran's military had been destroyed and made combat ineffective. 26 days into the conflict, Vice President Vance declared, the Iranian conventional military is effectively destroyed. But with our own eyes, every single day, we can see that that is a lie as missiles are being fired at our troops and our partners in the region as wars break out anew each week.” (08:21–08:28)

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