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On the recordJanuary 2, 2020
There is no question, Anderson, that Soleimani is responsible for sending to their grave countless Americans. He has American blood on his hands. He's an enmity. He has real enmity, had enmity toward the United States. But the question is why now.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal acknowledges Soleimani's responsibility for American deaths but questions the timing of the strike.

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