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Jill Tokuda: “You eliminated the department's civilian harm reduction…”

Featuring: Jill Tokuda, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:38

I know that there is no country on planet Earth that takes more measures to ensure that civilian harm or civilian casualties are minimized than the United States of America and this War Department. And that is a fact. Okay. And yet, Mr. Secretary, You eliminated the department's civilian harm reduction staff. You eliminated. For a country that does. Takes great efforts, makes great efforts to make sure human casualties are reduced or eliminated. Don't you think that that goes actually counter to what you just said? (03:38–03:42)

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