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Tim Kaine: “On October 16, the military struck a vessel and recovered…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 11:57

This fact was an immediate red flag and tip off that there was deep division within the ranks about the legality of this current military operation. On October 16, the military struck a vessel and recovered two survivors. The survivors were then returned to their homes in Colombia and Ecuador and released. Well, wait a minute, wait a minute. If they were narco traffickers, why weren't they arrested and prosecuted? If they weren't narco traffickers, was a mistake made? (11:57–12:12)

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Asserts that two survivors were returned to Colombia and Ecuador after a military strike.

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