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Mark Kelly: “I flew 39 combat missions in the first Gulf War.”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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FULL INTERVIEW: Mark Kelly Criticizes Trump Iran Strategy In Powerful Nan Convention Speech | AC1F

Published | Video Starts at 12:20

There is one person responsible for closing the Strait of Hormuz. It's Donald Trump. I mean, I used to go through that strait a lot in the Navy. I flew 39 combat missions in the first Gulf War. But I was over there even before that dealing with the Iranians on this issue. What Donald Trump taught the Iranians is they now have a strategic asset that they can exploit for decades, to our detriment. (12:20–12:24)

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