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Graham Platner: “The United States wages war... rarely good for the people…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Published | Video Starts at 42:44

There are a Lot of examples of it being good for multinational business interests. There are a lot of examples of being good for people of political power, rarely good for The United States wages war... rarely good for the people who have to go fight and die, and rarely good for... the American people who have to pay for this nonsense. and deal with the repercussions of it. Meanwhile, you know, Raytheon executives get a. Get a yacht. People make a lot of money off of this thing. (42:44–43:12)

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Asserts that U.S. military engagements are not beneficial for American soldiers or taxpayers.

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