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Mark Kelly: “If he goes to a NATO country, that puts the American people…”

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

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Something Big is Happening to Crimea | Senator Mark Kelly

Published | Video Starts at 13:26

Ukraine's an ally of ours. They're under attack by an adversary of ours. And I believe that Putin, if he was successful in Ukraine, he'd go somewhere else. And If he goes to a NATO country, that puts the American people at risk. We've got an obligation to defend NATO countries and we should always fulfill those kind of obligations. So I just think that getting back to your original question, I think on this issue now, Democrats aren't united on other things. (13:26–13:30)

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Asserts that if Putin attacks a NATO country, it would put Americans at risk.

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