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Richard Blumenthal: “The regime [is] hardened in its determination to hold the…”

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

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"Impulse, Whim, Illusion" Blumenthal Slams Trump Administration's War in Iran

Published | Video Starts at 07:11

And if anything, the regime has been hardened in its intentions and its resistance to eliminating its nuclear arsenal and The regime [is] hardened in its determination to hold the world hostage, in effect, economically. So I think we have to recognize that escalation, bombing 30,000ft war is not going to accomplish any of those objectives. (07:11–07:28)

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Asserts that the regime is determined to use economic means to hold the world hostage.

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