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Sen. Paul Grills Blinken: ‘You’d Think You’d Kind of Know Before You Off Somebody with a Predator Drone’ if It’s ISIS-K or Aid Worker (clip)
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U.S. House of Representatives

Name: U.S. House of Representatives

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Rand Paul

Name: Rand Paul

Employment: U.S. Seante

Position: Senator

, Tony Blinken/Antony Blinken

Name: Tony Blinken/Antony Blinken

Employment: U.S. Department of State

Position: Secretary of State

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09/14/2021 03:56 pm
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Paul The guy the ░░░░░░░░ Administration droned was he ░░░░░░░░ aid worker or an ░░░░░░░░ K operative Blinken The ░░░░░░░░ is of course reviewing ░░░░░░░░ strike And I am ░░░░░░░░ that you know full ░░░░░░░░ will be forthcoming Paul ░░░░░░░░ you don t know ░░░░░░░░ it was an aid ░░░░░░░░ or ISIS K operative ░░░░░░░░ I can t speak ░░░░░░░░ that and I can ░░░░░░░░ speak to that in ░░░░░░░░ setting in any event ░░░░░░░░ So you don t ░░░░░░░░ or won t tell ░░░░░░░░ Blinken I don t ░░░░░░░░ because we re reviewing ░░░░░░░░ Paul Well see you ░░░░░░░░ you d kind of ░░░░░░░░ before you off somebody ░░░░░░░░ a predator drone whether ░░░░░░░░ s an aid worker ░░░░░░░░ he s an ISIS ░░░░░░░░ See the thing is ░░░░░░░░ this isn t just ░░░░░░░░ This has been going ░░░░░░░░ for administration after administration ░░░░░░░░ Obama Administration drone hundreds ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of people And ░░░░░░░░ thing is is there ░░░░░░░░ blowback to that I ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ it s true but ░░░░░░░░ see these pictures of ░░░░░░░░ beautiful children that were ░░░░░░░░ in the attack If ░░░░░░░░ s true and not ░░░░░░░░ if that s true ░░░░░░░░ what Maybe you ve ░░░░░░░░ hundreds or thousands of ░░░░░░░░ potential terrorists from bombing ░░░░░░░░ wrong people So you ░░░░░░░░ to know we can ░░░░░░░░ sort of have an ░░░░░░░░ after we kill people ░░░░░░░░ have an investigation before ░░░░░░░░ kill people We got ░░░░░░░░ of bombs We can ░░░░░░░░ almost anything we want ░░░░░░░░ anywhere in the world ░░░░░░░░ we should have bombed ░░░░░░░░ helicopters and the planes ░░░░░░░░ left behind Even though ░░░░░░░░ said you didn t ░░░░░░░░ any of this and ░░░░░░░░ was all surprise once ░░░░░░░░ took our stuff we ░░░░░░░░ have said you have ░░░░░░░░ minutes to get out ░░░░░░░░ it because we are ░░░░░░░░ to low it up ░░░░░░░░ you would have sent ░░░░░░░░ mesage of strength Instead ░░░░░░░░ bombed somebody who we ░░░░░░░░ not sure if it ░░░░░░░░ an aid worker or ░░░░░░░░ ISIS k operative That ░░░░░░░░ not sending a signal ░░░░░░░░ strength And in the ░░░░░░░░ there will be more ░░░░░░░░ from it If you ░░░░░░░░ an aid worker on ░░░░░░░░ do you think we ░░░░░░░░ better off because of ░░░░░░░░ You really could have ░░░░░░░░ from a position of ░░░░░░░░ but you could have ░░░░░░░░ the basic decision the ░░░░░░░░ fundamental decision that really ░░░░░░░░ the whole thing for ░░░░░░░░ was a military decision ░░░░░░░░ abandon Bagram Air Force ░░░░░░░░ before you left before ░░░░░░░░ Americans were out Anybody ░░░░░░░░ argue and you may ░░░░░░░░ a point that it ░░░░░░░░ more quickly than we ░░░░░░░░ it was going to ░░░░░░░░ OK that s an ░░░░░░░░ mistake Still a huge ░░░░░░░░ And when people make ░░░░░░░░ mistakes in the military ░░░░░░░░ ought to be relieved ░░░░░░░░ their post But leaving ░░░░░░░░ Air Force Base I ░░░░░░░░ is an unforgivable sort ░░░░░░░░ mistake It s going ░░░░░░░░ be remembered in history ░░░░░░░░ if you do nothing ░░░░░░░░ it you leave all ░░░░░░░░ people in place and ░░░░░░░░ Well we all agreed ░░░░░░░░ s like then maybe ░░░░░░░░ needs to go I ░░░░░░░░ but really it was ░░░░░░░░ terrible mistake Releasing money ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban will add ░░░░░░░░ to injury It ll ░░░░░░░░ terrible for the memory ░░░░░░░░ the 13 soldiers who ░░░░░░░░ in the end who ░░░░░░░░ the final soldiers to ░░░░░░░░ in this war If ░░░░░░░░ end up giving money ░░░░░░░░ the people that have ░░░░░░░░ ruining the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan for decades I ░░░░░░░░ you won t release ░░░░░░░░ money and I think ░░░░░░░░ ll be a big ░░░░░░░░
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