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Derrick Van Orden: “We've been fighting the war that the radical Muslim mullahs declared on us for 50 years, and I don't want my…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2026
We've been fighting the war that the radical Muslim mullahs declared on us for 50 years, and I don't want my grandchildren fighting the same war that I did.
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Derrick Van Orden
Republican · Wisconsin
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Van Orden reflecting on the long-term implications of the Iran war.

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