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Ro Khanna: “There are two strains to American foreign policy. There is…”

Featuring: Ro Khanna, Democratic | U.S. House California, 17th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 18:50

There would be many countries around the world that have faced the brunt of American power. American. I'm not going to disagree with that. I'm not saying that we have been perfect. There are. I said There are two strains to American foreign policy. There is the strain that's done a lot of good in the world, and there's the strain where we have engaged in gunboat diplomacy, particularly in Latin America. So on this gunboat diplomacy that you talk about, again, you're talking about the fact that they could be changed. The fact is that the US has the most powerful war machine in the world. (18:50–19:01)

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Asserts that U.S. foreign policy has both positive impacts and instances of gunboat diplomacy, especially in Latin America.

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