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Elissa Slotkin: “There are a lot of voices here on the Hill who have served…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 03:41

What's the end state that they're aiming for, particularly since the United States of Americ America is now being pulled in. We need to understand all of those things. And I think that's why I just. There are a lot of voices here on the Hill who have served, you know, military veterans, people in the intelligence community who are now, I think, speaking with one voice about the need to learn the lessons that the United States learned really the hard way, before proceeding apace. In fact, that's exactly what President Biden urged in his big speech. And it's what, 49% of the Israeli populace, according to the latest polls, are saying, don't go in. (03:41–03:58)

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Asserts that military veterans and intelligence community members are urging to learn from past U.S. experiences.

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