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Pete Buttigieg: “We have now seen 13 American service members killed.”

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

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Pete Blasts Trump Administration, Live on CNN

Published | Video Starts at 01:09

Here's the biggest thing that has not changed since the war in Afghanistan or the war in Iraq. The biggest thing that has not changed is who pays the price. We have now seen 13 American service members killed. And when you prepare to go to war, the thing you think about, the thing you most dread, is your family being the ones to get that knock on the door. (01:09–01:13)

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Asserts that 13 American service members have been killed in the current conflict.

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