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Lawrence Wilkerson on Trump's Iran aggression: same neocon lies, new target

Pushback with Aaron Mate

English - January 07, 2020 15:34 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 548 ratings
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As millions of Iranians mourn the US murder of Qassem Soleimani, ex-Bush administration official Col. Lawrence Wilkerson discuses the parallels between Bush's war on Iraq and Trump's campaign against Iran; the history of US shunning diplomacy with Tehran; and how an addiction to war drives US foreign policy.

Guest: Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell. Currently a distinguished professor at the College of William and Mary.

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