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Summer Lee: “It is neither a moral or ethical thing to do. And it's also…”

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 02:38

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. It is neither a moral or ethical thing to do. And it's also not legal. So. And it's killing the economy. I mean, it's killing. It's killing people. Yeah, it's killing people, you know, real people, a culture, one of the oldest on earth, you know, pretty indiscriminately. (02:38–02:43)

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Asserts that the strikes in Iran are neither moral, ethical, nor legal.

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