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Derrick Van Orden: “Use the analogy of Iran. So taking out their ability to…”

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

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And if that happens, I'm fine with like, I, I kind of go, okay, hey, if Maduro sees the light and we just had to flex a little, not a bad play. That's correct. So Use the analogy of Iran. So taking out their ability to produce nuclear weapons that can destroy Israel and Europe and the United States. Right now apply that to Venezuela. We're removing the ability for these people to poison Americans by destroying the method that they're using to get the poison here. And I think it is an incredibly pragmatic and smart thing to do. (41:48–42:02)

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Suggests applying a strategy similar to Iran's nuclear disarmament to Venezuela.

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