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Michael Bennet: “Only the President of the United States should decide when…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Full interview: Sen. Michael Bennet on Trump's threats against Iran

Published | Video Starts at 05:07

And you certainly have been a staunch ally of Israel as an American ally. Do you think that there is merit to that criticism? I think that Only the President of the United States should decide when our troops are committed. Only the President of the United States, acting with Congress, should decide when a war is actually commencing. And our timetable should. Should never be set by any ally of ours. (05:07–05:13)

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Asserts that troop deployment decisions should be made solely by the US President.

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