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Ruben Gallego: “The Democratic Party... have learned the lessons of the Iraq…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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And I've been disappointed the whole time. The only thing that I have been very happy to see is that clearly The Democratic Party... have learned the lessons of the Iraq war [and] are not going to fall into the same trap. Like, if you don't support the war, you don't support troops. We all know that's bs the best way to support the troops is don't send us to stupid wars. (05:30–05:40)

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Asserts that the Democratic Party has learned from the Iraq War and will avoid similar mistakes.

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