Jake Auchincloss: “That's about what we had in the buildup to the invasion of…”

“In fact, my concern is that he's indeed leaning towards that. There are 50,000 marines and paratroopers deployed right now to the Middle east to give people a sense of scale. That's about what we had in the buildup to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Now, right now, these Marines and paratroopers are. Are on boats. They are relatively secure. But I am concerned that he is going to ask them to seize the shoreline and the islands around the Strait of Hormuz.” (02:33–02:38)

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