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Dave McCormick: “We're going to have to use the military to open up the…”

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

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Senator McCormick Joins Fox News' "Americas Newsroom"

Published | Video Starts at 05:19

Do you agree? And what would be the other? Well, I absolutely agree. We've got incredible assets in the region and we've already made headway in creating a corridor. So We're going to have to use the military to open up the strait and give assurance to commercial vessels. we have the capability to do that. Won't be easy, but. But that's ultimately the hard way. The easy way would be for Iran to pursue a path of peace and prosperity and to give up its path to a nuclear weapon. (05:19–05:25)

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Asserts the necessity of military action to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open.

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