… hey, if this is something we have to do to secure our nation, we have to take a hard look at it. But when I asked what was the objective, They said, oh, well, we want to go in and deliver a punch in the gut to the Syrian regime. Not a pin prick, not a decapitation. We want to deliver a punch in the gut. It's like, okay, that's not a clear objective. How does that serve our best interests as a country? (12:54–13:02)
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Asserts that the stated objective of the proposed military action in Syria was to 'deliver a punch in the gut' to the Syrian regime.
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