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Mike McCaul: “But worse than that, they are killing Americans. You know, about, you know, a little bit over 20 years ago, a terrorist…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2023
But worse than that, they are killing Americans. You know, about, you know, a little bit over 20 years ago, a terrorist organization came over and killed about 3,000 Americans. We went and traveled 15,000 miles and waged 15 years of war to get rid of that terrorist organization.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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McCaul compares the threat of drug cartels to past terrorist attacks.

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