… from a war powers argument to say, okay, we have people there, maybe they are potentially engaged in hostilities? Well, what the Secretary said today in his letter is that There are no troops engaged in hostilities, Chad, in theater or in Venezuela. though we've been striking boats in the Caribbean since the 2nd of September. Well, I'm telling you what he's certifying in his letter, number one. Number two, my concern is ground troops, ground troops. (03:44–03:52)
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Asserts that there are no U.S. troops engaged in hostilities in Venezuela or the surrounding theater.
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