It was reckless. It was dangerous. And looking at the president's demeanor, he didn't even seem to be aware of how dangerous and reckless it is. Let me be clear. Maduro is an illegitimate dictator, but launching military action without congressional authorization, without a credible plan [for] what comes next is reckless. Now, I was in the SCIF on three different occasions as recently as December. And I asked the administration, I said, I asked them, are you pursuing regime change? (00:18–00:28)
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Asserts that military action in Venezuela without congressional authorization or a credible plan is reckless.
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