Pete Buttigieg on His Military Service: ‘It’s Not Like I Killed Bin Laden,’ But It Was Dangerous

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ZELENY (voice-over): "Now he’s one of three presidential candidates who served in America’s longest wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, joining Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Congressman Seth Moulton. After five years of reserve duty, he deployed to Afghanistan in 2014, just as President Obama was announcing a troop withdrawal. Military records reviewed by CNN show Buttigieg was part of a unit assigned to identify and disrupt terrorist finance networks. It was largely a desk job at the Bagram Air Base, but he also worked as a driver and armed escort." 
BUTTIGIEG: "Look, it’s not like I killed bin Laden, right? I don’t want to overstate what my role was, but it certainly was something that was dangerous. You know, people that I knew, unfortunately, were attacked."
ZELENY: "Do you think you would be able to make this run as credibly without this military service?"
BUTTIGIEG: "Well, I think at a moment when, obviously, people are looking for contrast, it helps me demonstrate the difference between how I’m oriented and how the current president is."