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Tim Kaine: “I think this war is illegal.”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Published | Video Starts at 06:15

I would welcome that debate on the floor. I don't see more War. After 25 years of unproductive war in the Middle East, I don't see it as a good idea. That's why I think this war is illegal. But if we have that debate on the floor and a majority of my colleagues thinks we ought to be at war, I'll still think it's unwise, but I will at least say it's legal, it's constitutional. (06:15–06:17)

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Asserts that the current war is illegal.

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