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Matt Gaetz: “This was almost like a civilian engagement. And if you're…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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The Anchormen Show Episode 85 - #WalkAway w/ Brandon Straka

Published | Video Starts at 33:57

But I'm against just US Involvement willy nilly all over the place. But now they're killing US service members. But this wasn't like a war event. No, it wasn't. This was almost like a civilian engagement. And if you're putting people at risk for that, I wonder what the gain is. And I also wonder if there's going to be a retaliation and escalatory cycle of violence. Are we going to see the United States drawn into the Middle east more before these midterms? (33:57–34:07)

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Questions the value of risking U.S. personnel in civilian-like engagements in Syria.

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