Tucker Carlson: “Zelikow was the perfect person to keep the commission from…”

“In 2002, at Rice's behest, Zelikow authored a policy paper championing preemptive invasions. And this cemented his role as a key architect of the disastrous invasion of Iraq. Zelikow was the perfect person to keep the commission from finding the truth. I believe he was placed there to again play the gatekeeper, to ensure that the Commission would not unearth the truth and more than anything, to protect the Bush administration and also lay the groundwork for the war in Iraq.” (16:37–16:42)

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