Speaking not just as a senior member of this committee, but as a four tour veteran of a misguided war in the Middle east. We simply cannot ignore the fact that as we sit here today, America is more at risk than we were before the Iran war began. Both in the Middle east and here at home. We should all hope for a miracle. But miracles are not strategies and and it's very difficult to see our way forward right now. (01:39–01:44)
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Asserts that America's risk level has increased since the Iran war began.
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