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Eugene Vindman: “Operations in Venezuela are highly problematic and likely…”

Featuring: Eugene Vindman, Democratic | U.S. House, Virginia, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 07:54

If a soldier was saying, hey, I was only following orders as their defense for executing an illegal order that resulted in the death of innocent civilians, which I believe in Virginia, Operations in Venezuela are highly problematic and likely illegal. you think for a second that they would not be prosecuted for executing those orders just by saying that they were following orders? (07:54–08:25)

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Asserts that military operations in Venezuela are problematic and likely illegal.

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