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Summer Lee: “Americans have been saying that [the strikes in Iran] is not…”

Featuring: Summer Lee, Democratic | U.S. House Pennsylvania, District 12

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Congresspeople Jamie Raskin and Summer Lee at Netroots Nation

Published | Video Starts at 02:27

Is that regarding Iran or Lebanon? That one was Iran. That has been a long saga right from the very beginning of the initial strikes in Iran. You know, Americans have been saying that [the strikes in Iran] is not authorized. This is also not moral. It's not moral. Which is a completely different, Completely different sentiment from whether it has congressional authorization. But in this case, it was neither right. (02:27–02:31)

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