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Mark Kelly: “The strategic goal seems to be to open up the Strait of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 12:03

And because of that, we're in this situation he finds himself in now, which is how do I get out of this? Now The strategic goal seems to be to open up the Strait of Hormuz. 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. (12:03–12:16)

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