Beto O'Rourke: “The mess we are in is a result of our invasion of that country in the…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2014

The mess we are in is a result of our invasion of that country in the first place.

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O'Rourke blames the Iraq invasion for current issues in the region.

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Beto O'Rourke: “The mess we are in is a result of our invasion of that country in the first place.”