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Dave McCormick: “It turned out to be a catastrophic error, in my opinion.”

Featuring: Dave McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Sen. Dave McCormick on AI, the Future of Warfare & American Power | School of War

Published | Video Starts at 41:51

We had intel at the time that we thought weapons of mass destruction. We got. We gotta go. I worked for President Bush, subsequently worked for President Bush. I was an admirer President Bush. It turned out to be a catastrophic error, in my opinion. So I was completely wrong. And we had 20 years of treasure and blood with what I think were unclear objectives. (41:51–41:55)

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Asserts that the decision to invade Iraq was a significant mistake.

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