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Stephen Kinzer: “The real warmongers in Washington do not wear uniforms.”

Featuring: Stephen Kinzer, Critic of interventionist U.S. foreign policy | Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs | National

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Tulsi Gabbard and Stephen Kinzer Discuss U.S. Foreign Policy and the Cost of War

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And the other point about this civilian foreign policy establishment in Washington is that when you spend a little time understanding how that system operates, you realize that somewhat counterintuitively, The real warmongers in Washington do not wear uniforms. There is no greater warmonger in Washington than a civilian foreign policy official. These people have been completely formed by a certain culture where you go to certain schools, certain … (43:00–43:05)

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Asserts that civilian foreign policy officials are the primary advocates for war in Washington.

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