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Richard Blumenthal: “The rationale given so far publicly is inadequate based just…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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CT Mirror Presents: "In The Room: A Conversation with US Senator Richard Blumenthal"

Published | Video Starts at 41:07

What can you tell us about what you know about these strikes. Do you think that these are legal? I can tell you what my impression is that The rationale given so far publicly is inadequate based just on what has been publicly disclosed. I can't talk about what is classified, but I will say one more thing, which is that there is a lot of factual material that could and should be declassified. (41:07–41:19)

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Asserts that the public rationale for certain military actions is inadequate.

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