But again, I think the difference between striking boats in international waters and the prospect of an invasion, which the president has talked about, he said he's authorized covert operations inside Venezuela, and then he's also said he's prepared plans for land invasion. We also see public reporting of massing of US Troops, the biggest massing of troops in the region probably for 40 years. I think that we're going to get the votes on this because I think my colleagues are going to be real reticent about giving a green light for a war without them weighing in as Congress. (03:12–03:20)
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Asserts that there is a significant massing of US troops in the region, the largest in 40 years.
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