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Stephen Kinzer: “We have such a weak bench [of presidential candidates].”

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

Published | Video Starts at 06:55

… tool, but something that you and others have invested a lot of time and energy into. First of all, I think you're right that when it comes to presidential candidates, We have such a weak bench [of presidential candidates]. There just doesn't seem to be a draw in our political system that brings the best people into politics. And you can actually think that's a good way to measure the success of a political system. (06:55–07:01)

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Asserts that the current pool of presidential candidates is inadequate.

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