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Tim Kaine: “People see this president as having blundered into a war…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:18

I know that's the case in Virginia. I was traveling around Virginia all last week and I'll be doing the same this week. People see this president as having blundered into a war with no clear rationale. And there's no amount of cursing or boasting or tough talk that will cover up for the fact that this president didn't have a rationale and he doesn't really have a plan. (02:18–02:25)

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Asserts that the public perceives the president as having entered a war without a clear rationale.

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