What you are stating is that sending U.S. troops to Syria as part of a strategy to deter Iran, and with the guidance that they will not be withdrawn until Iran withdraws its forces is not a military operation against Iran?
Seth Moulton: “What you are stating is that sending U.S. troops to Syria as part of a strategy to deter Iran, and with the guidance…”
On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
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Moulton questions the legality of U.S. troop presence in Syria related to Iran.
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