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Tammy Baldwin: “We were not under attack from Iran. We were not under…”

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

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US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on the war and ceasefires with Iran | Here & Now

Published | Video Starts at 01:31

Look, diplomacy is the answer. And instead, Donald Trump has brought us into a war of choice. And I emphasize that point because We were not under attack from Iran. We were not under imminent threat of attack. And in those circumstances, the president needs to come to Congress to authorize use of military force. He didn't. So now we have 13 service members dead. (01:31–01:37)

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