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Tulsi Gabbard: “The war in Iraq was waged on false pretenses.”

Featuring: Tulsi Gabbard, Republican | Director of National Intelligence

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Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial Complex | Lex Fridman Podcast #423

Published | Video Starts at 18:12

So, you know, when you decide whether something's justified or not and whether something can be defeated or not, how hard is it? Is it even possible? To what degree is it possible to defeat terrorism? The war in Iraq was waged on false pretenses. And the resources and focus was taken away from that initial mission that went to Afghanistan. (18:12–18:26)

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Asserts that the Iraq War was initiated based on misleading information.

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