This was an unnecessary escalation of the situation in Iraq and Iran.
Chris Van Hollen: “This was an unnecessary escalation of the situation in Iraq and Iran.”
On the recordJanuary 2, 2020
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Senator Van Hollen expresses his view that the strike was an unnecessary escalation.
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