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Rand Paul: “There are at least five other countries right now that the…”

Featuring: Rand Paul, Republican | U.S. Senate from Kentucky

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Published | Video Starts at 01:31

It's important not only because of Venezuela and what can or may still occur down there, but it's the predicate then for Greenland, for Cuba, for Colombia, all of these other threats for Iran. There's There are at least five other countries right now that the president is threatening. but really is not under the Constitution. His decision alone to make it, it's really Congress's. And when we've really been attacked, we've been pretty united. After Pearl Harbor, Congress was nearly unanimous. (01:31–01:37)

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