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James Lankford: “We've already lost four Americans so far in this horrible…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Lankford Discusses Operation Epic Fury With OKC's KOCO

Published | Video Starts at 06:47

And, Senator Lankford, before we go, your final message to Oklahomans, the people of America, as we continue watching this conflict unfold, and we've already lost some American lives in this. The president isn't ruling out more. What is your message? Yeah, it's difficult. We've already lost four Americans so far in this horrible war that's here. This is a last resort. No one runs into a war. This is after years of diplomacy and years of trying to be able to stop their nuclear program, years of them trying to be able to threaten their neighbors. (06:47–06:51)

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