Bernie Sanders: “The American people were lied to about the war in Vietnam…”

“Now, as the news literally of today reminds us, we have got to stop the out of control militarism of, of the Trump administration, whether it is here at home, in cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul, or abroad, Let us be honest. The American people were lied to about the war in Vietnam. We were lied to about the war in Iraq, and we are being lied to today about the war in Iran. This war must end immediately. In the last election, Donald Trump pointed out correctly the huge amounts of money that had been wasted in wars that should have been spent rebuilding America.” (17:48–18:07)

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