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Pete Buttigieg: “The president recently said we achieved our war objectives…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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'Heartbreak': Pete Buttigieg reacts to deaths of two U.S. troops in Iran, calls on Trump to end war

Published | Video Starts at 06:10

And you know, we can't get a straight answer from this administration even on whether a war is happening. The war is on again, off again. They say the war is over. The president recently said we achieved our war objectives, which raises the question of what we're doing out there. And of course the original objective was regime change, at least that's what he said at one point. But that's not happening. (06:10–06:16)

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Asserts that the president claimed war objectives were achieved, questioning the continued U.S. presence in Iran.

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