It engages the American public in this debate and that's how it was meant to be by the framers of our Constitution. Senator Booker, there are measurable costs of war and we're seeing that We have spent literally trillions of dollars now in wars in the Middle East from Afghanistan to Iraq to Syria. So much of our nation's treasure. But what is not calculable is the impact of the loss of life and the American soldiers that have been lost. This is grievous. (16:58–17:08)
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