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Derrick Van Orden: “They are legitimate military targets.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:37

So that those organizations are designated lawfully by the State Department as terrorist organizations. The boats are carrying poison that are responsible for killing more American citizens than all of the wars we have fought combined. They are legitimate military targets. And here's an analogy. Some people can't really visualize this. If you're on the battlefield, like the land, and there's a tank and you shoot a Javelin missile or hellfire … (00:37–00:41)

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