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Tammy Baldwin: “There was no imminent threat requiring our military action.”

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

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Sen. Baldwin on war: 'There was no imminent threat requiring our military action'

Published | Video Starts at 01:16

… American public has been unable to hear what I've heard, and I'm not able to repeat what I've heard. But in these classified briefings, I have been absolutely convinced that There was no imminent threat requiring our military action. And I've also watched this president give reason after reason that shifts by the day, if not the hour, of why we are there at all. (01:16–01:21)

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Asserts that there was no imminent threat from Iran justifying military action.

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