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Hakeem Jeffries: “Regime change has never been successful, as most recently…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries on NPR's All Things Considered

Published | Video Starts at 01:04

… a plan, one to ensure that US Forces are not entangled in a forever war in the Middle east, which we know would be a disaster. And this notion of Regime change has never been successful, as most recently indicated by its failure in Iraq, its failure in Libya, and its failure in Afghanistan. What would a war powers resolution do if passed? You've been talking about this for a while now. Just help us understand how it could change the situation on the ground at this point. (01:04–01:16)

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Asserts that regime change has failed in Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan.

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