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Tim Kaine: “We have troops all around the region. Our military is so…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:52

So economically, there's real problems. And then you just have this issue of, okay, what's the consequence? First for US Troops. We have troops all around the region. Our military is so overmatching the Iranian military. But because we have troops everywhere, you know, we have troops, still have troops in Syria, we have troops in, in Iraq, we have troops in, in, in Lebanon and Israel, places that are within easy reach of Iran. (04:52–04:59)

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Asserts that U.S. military presence in the region is extensive and superior to Iran's military.

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