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Stacey Abrams: “The US announced that it is lifting sanctions on Iranian…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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Published | Video Starts at 24:17

So we've lost 13 service members in this conflict. We are responsible for a growing civilian death toll that includes hundreds of children. And at the same time, The US announced that it is lifting sanctions on Iranian oil, which will actually finance the Iranian retaliation and put more Americans in harm's way. So I'm not sure which analogy to use. What, what is this? How, how do you, how do you reconcile this? Scott Bessett tried to call it. (24:17–24:29)

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Asserts that lifting sanctions on Iranian oil will finance Iranian retaliation and endanger Americans.

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