
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 11: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the media while departing the White House on October 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to attend a campaign rally in Louisiana later in the day. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Guest: Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell. Currently a distinguished professor at the College of William and Mary.
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.
Pushback with Aaron Maté
Published on The Grayzone, Jan 7, 2020
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