This has been an illegal war from the very beginning, but it's also been a really dumb war. And, and a lot of Republicans are saying that behind the scenes. A lot of Republicans recognize that We are losing this war, that we are actually giving Iran more leverage. They've never closed the Strait of Hormuz before. And so we've got to cut our losses and get out. (01:01–01:06)
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Asserts that the U.S. is losing the war and giving Iran more leverage.
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