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Tammy Baldwin: “Congress had the opportunity to end this war months ago and…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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'The Most Unpopular War In U.S. History': Baldwin Throws Support Behind Iran War Powers Resolution

Published | Video Starts at 03:27

So I again ask, what has this war of choice gotten us? This war has been bad for the American people. And now this off ramp is bad for the American people. Congress had the opportunity to end this war months ago and we should have done just that to avoid this exact scenario. My Republican colleagues refused, but that does not mean it's too late. It's clear as day that we cannot trust this President to be left to his own devices. (03:27–03:38)

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Asserts that Congress could have ended the war in Iran months ago to avoid the current situation.

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