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Ron Johnson: “We're ceding that ground to Iran, which is going to be…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on CNN's New Day

Published | Video Starts at 06:35

But again, we haven't committed the resources we need to actually defeat ISIS to militarily on the ground. What we're doing is We're ceding that ground to Iran, which is going to be pretty dangerous for the region. You can see why. You know, the Saudi, the new Saudi king snubbed the president because he's so concerned that this administration is not backing the allies in the region, … (06:35–06:39)

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Asserts that the U.S. is ceding ground to Iran, posing a danger to the region.

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