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Kirsten Gillibrand: “A chief advocate of that war, John Bolton, is now wrecking…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Chicago Council on Global Affairs Event with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on U.S. Foreign Policy and 2020 Presidential Vision

Published | Video Starts at 20:12

And the fallout from that falsehood, over 4,500American troops have died and over 32,000 have been wounded. Hundreds of thousands Iraqi civilians have perished. And the ensuing chaos unleashed new terrorist groups. A chief advocate of that war, John Bolton, is now wrecking havoc as the chief architect of this administration's foreign policy. after almost two decades of war, Americans understand the costs and consequences all too well, even if this president does not. (20:12–20:18)

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Asserts that John Bolton, a war advocate, is influencing current foreign policy.

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