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Eric Swalwell: “We have a long history, a long history, Sarah, 75 plus years…”

Featuring: Eric Swalwell, Democratic | U.S. House California, 14th Congressional District

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Eric Swalwell on CNN - U.S. Operation in Iran

Published | Video Starts at 03:34

I'm fielding phone calls from Californians who are stuck in Dubai, who are stuck in Doha, who have no plan or no government response that would get them home. And so this is why you have to have some planning in place, because We have a long history, a long history, Sarah, 75 plus years of being in the region, trying to change regimes and always failing. The Israelis have been clear that they will continue to go after and kill, eliminate, as they put it, anyone who tries to take the role of supreme leader. (03:34–03:45)

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Asserts that the U.S. has a 75-year history of unsuccessful regime change efforts in the Middle East.

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