#423 – Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial Complex
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4.7 • 13K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2024
⏱️ 117 minutes
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For Love of Country (book): https://amzn.to/3VLlofM
Tulsi's X: https://x.com/tulsigabbard
Tulsi's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@TulsiGabbard
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Tulsi's Instagram: https://instagram.com/tulsigabbard
Tulsi's Facebook: https://facebook.com/TulsiGabbard
Tulsi's Website: https://tulsigabbard.com/
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(07:14) - War in Iraq
(15:00) - Battle injuries and PTSD
(22:10) - War on terrorism
(30:51) - War in Gaza
(34:52) - War in Ukraine
(38:38) - Syria
(46:20) - Warmongers
(55:40) - Nuclear war
(1:11:08) - TikTok ban
(1:23:13) - Bernie Sanders
(1:28:08) - Politics
(1:46:59) - Personal attacks
(1:49:07) - God
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Talsy Gabbard, who was a longtime Democrat, including being the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. |
| 0:09.5 | She endorsed Bernie in 2016 and Biden in 2020. |
| 0:14.0 | She has been both loved and heavily criticized for her independent thinking |
| 0:19.0 | and bold political stances, especially on topics of war and the military industrial complex. |
| 0:26.2 | She served in the U.S. military for many years, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. |
| 0:31.3 | And now she is the author of a new book called For Love of Country. |
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