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Chris Murphy on Trump's Iran war plan: "Their plan is insane" and will lead to "devastating escalation"

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Speaking in an interview, Chris Murphy says that in one of the briefings he attended there was a fairly detailed conversation about the war plan if military operations against Iran restart. He says it was previewed as a "short duration plan," and warns it would bring devastating escalation and "the likely destruction of our commitment to the rule of law."

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Who
Chris Murphy
Where
interview - public conversation after Senator Murphy's Gulf trip
Original footage
The Financial Express · watch the full video from this moment
Length
38 seconds, unedited within the cut
Plays
104 on Instagram
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In one of these briefings we did get the chance to have a fairly detailed conversation about what the war plan would be. If we restarted military operations you've heard a preview that it would be a short duration plan. I will just say this, their plan is insane. It won't, it won't, it it it will lead to devastating escalation and the likely destruction of our commitment to the rule of law.

Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.

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