Kirsten Gillibrand: “This war will go down in history as one of the greatest…”

“Mr. President, I rise in support of my legislation to end President Trump's unauthorized illegal war with Iran. This war will go down in history as one of the greatest strategic failures in modern American history. It was launched without a clear plan, executed without a coherent strategy, and has become a costly, self inflicted disaster for the American people. Every justification that we were given for this conflict.” (00:09–00:17)

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