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Matt Gaetz: “Our bloodlust for regime change in the Middle East has drawn…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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Explosive Debate: Iran War, Russia & Global Chaos | The Anchormen Show w/ Matt Gaetz & Pearson Sharp

Published | Video Starts at 31:12

That's right, Iran. I saw some headlines out, Scott, about how a lot of the enthusiasts for the U.S. participation in the war between Russia and Ukraine are concerned that now Our bloodlust for regime change in the Middle East has drawn our attention away from the land war in Europe. And we really need to reinvigorate that Lindsey Graham has said, oh, this is all connected. We're, we're going to take out all the bad guys, Maduro Khomeini, Putin, DS Canal and Cuba. (31:12–31:21)

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Asserts that US focus on regime change in the Middle East has distracted from the conflict in Europe.

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