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Derrick Van Orden: “In 2005, during the elections in Iraq, the top six Iraqi…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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EP20 with Navy Seal and Congressional Candidate Derrick Van Orden

Published | Video Starts at 35:25

I see. So, for instance, you have to succeed in this mission. Pretty much. So in, in 2005. This mission was declassified in 2009. In 2005, during the elections in Iraq, the top six Iraqi officials were protected by Navy SEAL platoons. And we were wearing civilian clothes people thought were contractors. And if you remember what was taking place during that period of time in the war, things were not going well for America. (35:25–35:33)

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Asserts that Navy SEAL platoons protected top Iraqi officials during the 2005 elections.

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