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Markwayne Mullin: “The objective was pretty laid out. They want to make sure…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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WATCH: 'We're taking out the threat.' Sen. Mullin speaks after briefing on U.S. attacks on Iran

Published | Video Starts at 02:29

Patty Murray. Patty Murray. Yeah. What is your understanding of the objective here? I don't remember her asking a question while I was there, so I don't. I think The objective was pretty laid out. They want to make sure that the, that the ability for them to strike us anywhere at any time is gone. No way they'll be able to make a nuclear weapon or enrich uranium in again to, to take out their navy so they can't disrupt commerce in the shipping lanes and to take out their ability to restock and rebuild their missiles and drones. (02:29–02:37)

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Asserts that the objective is to eliminate Iran's ability to strike the U.S.

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