What can the US do at this point to stop this from spinning out of control? Well, let's start with October 7. 1200 people were massacred. 250 hostages were taken, including Americans. Women were brutally raped. As I said then, I maintain Israel has a right to defend itself. We would, and how it does so matters. Far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed. (01:08–01:16)
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