“America Exists Today to Make War”: Lawrence Wilkerson on Endless War & American Empire
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2020
- Retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, says the escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran today is a continuation of two decades of U.S. policy disasters in the Middle East, starting with the 2003 run-up to war with Iraq under the Bush administration. “America exists today to make war. How else do we interpret 19 straight years of war and no end in sight? It’s part of who we are. It’s part of what the American Empire is,” says Wilkerson. “We are going to cheat and steal to do whatever it is we have to do to continue this war complex. That’s the truth of it. And that’s the agony of it.”
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Thank you, Mr Wilkerson, for spreading the truth.
One of the best most honest interviews ever by an insider
Well done Amy
angelou2812 I agree 100%
This organization really kicks ass. I respect the hell out of Amy!!
@Von Staufenberg I do appreciate your comment, but who are 'they'? Who is the actual power behind all this? A secret government? The rich elite? Could you mention names, perhaps?
America has been at war for 222 years out of the last 239...
The Majority of US Foreign Wars are actually based on LIES, False Flag and Propaganda.
"War is a Racket !" - USMC general Smedley Butler
Arms manufacturers need wars just like coat manufacturers need winters.
War: American way of life
Cannot live without war
This man is telling the truth. There seems to be no end to these wars.
@Supergirl WinnerFG huh?
and the planet.
@Supergirl WinnerFG What's your point? You wrote a paragraph that meant nothing basically
Nor will there be as long as the middle east provides Opium and Heroin! And the CIA is there with the Generals and Corporate Defense Subs to make a Killin!
Soon usa will not afford to run their military. They're broke!
Nice to listen to somebody that is truthful and honest.
True. True.
Dodgey Donny will probably now order his assassination.
NOW IF ONLY THE MSM followed suit!
Yes, Thank You! I Agree, it is extremely refreshing to finally hear the TRUTH for once, even if it is only ONCE! It's a start.
Nardus Ellis Is he the modern day equivalent of General Smedley Butler?
LOL..."truthful and honest"...not a kernel of truth or honesty in this Israel hater. War is hell and those that bring war to their constituents are the ones responsible for bringing death and misery to their own people. The Palestinians have chosen war with rockets, arson kites, rape, torture, hostage taking, cars ramming bus stops and incessant whining and propaganda for the past 80 years.
It’s good to see someone in Washington speaking the truth frankly. Thank you Colonel Wilkerson!
ANSWER THIS! WHY THEN, DO NOT THE US CITIZENS understand this ( making WAR) and change their government encase i.e. where 70-80% VOTE THGEM ALL OUT!
These nice people are the future hope for the US
@@Austarsmodel 'These nice people' will be effectively 'deleted' from our MSM and any collective communications.. by the elites. THEY will never ever be seen or heard again other than a tiny niche audience! ( until the majority FINALLY 'GET IT' and ACT!)
A Colonel that could be trusted not to rule the world...
The Retired Colonel has providing very objective explanations to US imperialist adventures. This is why no one can see him on CNN, NBC, FOX, CBS, ABC, and the like. Those are paid by the Industrial Military Complex and all suport US wars.
Wish we could get this type of honesty and integrity on mainstream news.
When Pompeo said, on national TV, “We lie, we cheat, we steal...” that confirmed it for me.
I already knew they were corrupt bastards
Pimpei
I knew before he openly said it. Catch up buddy..
Me too
Its also the foudation, maintenance, and continuation of america. And kill and its complete.
A very honest interview with someone who obviously knows the truth. Great job, Amy. Thank you!
If you like this,you'll love the book called "Dick & Jane".
Kind Regards,
Your Cell Phoe Bill
Just another episode of "The Amy Presents Crap and please send money show"! This is a BS anti-Israel propaganda channel. No objective reporting of news found here. The only objective I've noticed here is to report anti-Israel propaganda. Every story is meant to demonize Israel, period. I would think that the UN reporting that it received inflated casualty stats regarding the number of civilian Palestinians that have lost their lives s war would actually have been good news, albeit embarrassing to the supplier of the incorrect stats [Hamas provided the figures]. Please comment and correct me if I'm wrong but I never saw this reported on this channel. Additionally, I would think that the BBC also admitting it had overstated the number of Palestinian civilian deaths in this war would have been news, in fact good news for Palestinians, but again, I saw no mention of this by this channel. The internet can be a powerful tool for incitement and incitement leads to increased death and misery for both Palestinians and Israelis as well as young impressionable "students" on both sides of the fence. Supporting this channel is supporting violence and terror. And Amy, the talking head for this crap channel is also a piece of work.
"The leadership in Tehran is far more rational than the leadership in Washington", Lawrence Wilkerson. That says it all!
he's a fool. Iran seeks hegemony in the region and control of its resources and has no compunction about Muslims killing other Muslims. They support Arab Muslims that kill other Arab Muslims e.g. in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Hamas vs the PA.....Islam is just the excuse for their animosity against Israel. The real motivation hiding beneath those robes and turbans is gaining hegemony of the region. Been that way long before Islam was invented in 600 AD. [footnote: as they are the puppet masters of the Arab proxies, they have now become the puppet of Russia]
Thank you for telling the truth and the American people appreciate your effort.
I agree with the Colonel. Let's not forget the Korean War, and about 15 years later, the Vietnam War. What good did the latter accomplish other than over 50,000 dead and countless wounded, crippled and mentally damaged veterans.
Not to forgot what the us did after with the agent orange evil beyond words or the napalm in Korea you make nazi germany look socialist
You only mention the veterans but not their victims. How many millions murdered?
US army is army of transgressors along side their government
American people ended the Vietnam war ..
@@shiitakestick Yes but the wars continue. Where are American people now. They need to stand up and stop these atrocities US is committing around the globe. They have become desensitized by the media and government
Well DAMN, Wilkerson actually said it.
He’s been saying it for a while now. Watch his many interviews on The Real News.
MANY INFORMED MILITARY AND POLITICAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING THE SAME THINGS FOR YEARS. THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS ALIVE AND THRIVING. KUDOS TO WILKERSON BUT WHAT'S HE DOING TO HELP PUT A STOP TO THE CRIMINALS IN WASHINGTON?
Amazing HOW THE 'TRUTH' NOW in there world is almost a 'SHOCK' WHEN WE HEAR IT! The world's peoples are so used to being LIED TO BY THEIR Governments and their MSM that LIES have become the world's 'main game' in economics and politics! The 'FUSE' has been LIT though and soon, very soon, the 'explosion will be hear very loudly indeed. and the majority.. will also heat it!
Is it in your best interest to pay your cell phone bill?
Y?
Sincerely,
Midnight Marauder
@@polferiferus1938 "say say say"
-Paul McCartney
This interview is one of the best
Really? You need to get out more.
Yes, Wilkerson knows how these things work. These are terribly troubling times.
Because Wilkerson is one of the best
The Colonel need to be a General.
Why do you pay your cell phone bill?
The leadership in Iran is far more rational than we are." Thank you:)
@Danny Mathis :)
Danny Mathis
What’s so funny that made you LMAO....?
Not enough Americans watch Democracy Now.
Democracy Now is a gate keeper if you know what I mean. I operates within certain limits and is not allowed to discuss or allow real leftist or social or communists to appear or to express views on the program--mainline demos and repubs with a few exceptions like the colonel who is trying to reign in the crazies.
@Jorge Tomasz you so Racist!
They are usa disfunctional fuckheads
I totally agree with Mr. Wilkerson. What have we become? A lawless nation?
This didn't just happen a few days ago. Go back many decades and you'll see USA flouting international law for greed and power, causing the deaths of millions and abject misery for even more.
America has been at war for 222 years out of the last 239...
The Majority of US Foreign Wars are actually based on LIES, False Flag and Propaganda.
"War is a Racket !" - USMC general Smedley Butler
@Prometheus - Let's keep in mind that it was only some particular Americans, meaning Leftists, who were destroying national monuments a few years ago, wreaking havoc from sea to shining sea, destroying whatever they felt like destroying.
@Prometheus - Ah, yes. When all else fails, just blame Jews.
I suppose that makes it easier, huh? Says this Christian.
@ - What has failed? In the deepest sense? Not trivial nothingness.
Tell me what's not particularly "exceptional" about the USA.
And then compare the same things to the rest of the world.
I’m starting to realize why the Middle East is in shambles...
D W you’re a little late to the party, but better late then never.
Arms manufacturers need wars just like coat manufacturers need winters.
Like Randi Rhodes (who interviewed Wilkerson during the Cheney Administration) always says "In chaos they can steal".
Did you really think the goverments are good guys. Why is anyone voting for these wackos. We have to be poor, so they can buy guns to invade.
Oil, Jerusalem, and the Suez Canal.
Wilkerson should really have his own channel. I enjoy listening to his interviews. He gets to the meat, and spits it out.
GOD ALMIGHTY Richly bless Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson ...for awesomely awesome analysis...of what The United States of America.. is doing around the world....Thank you SIR....Again Remain blessed Amen and Amen....
Arms manufacturers need wars just like coat manufacturers need winters.
Miguel Pazos The US government can change the industry and make them at least non-shareholder organizations or non-profit organizations.
Yeah, but a normal winter in a coat is less likely to kill you than a war where those bullets or heads are shot at you.
@@matthewkopp2391 Why would they want to? President Eisenhower was the one who warned us against the Military-Industrial Complex. The government is in on it.
Miguel Pazos They would not want to. But the government can legally via eminent domain take over the industry and re-establish it. There would obviously be incredible resistance doing so, worse than insurance companies resistance.
@@miguelpazos2334 And to make this warning more compelling: Eisenhower was an Army General whom graduated from West Point. He knew what he was talking about.
Should have mentioned how we destroyed Libya
vincent lattuca Not only Libya so,so many other country’s .
Yes along with the puppet regimes in Europe
Yes. but in that case he should have had to disclose what happened to Libya's gold (s. 150 tons if I am not mistaken) and Qaddafi's personal and family assets worths billions of dollars in banks under US control ?
USA to Iraq: we gave you democracy
Iraq to USA: we have democratically voted to send your troops back to USA
USA to Iraq: This is not what we meant
US Government = State of Hypocrisy
At a cost of millions of lives n million barrels of oil ?
Dwight Eisenhower warned us about this in 1950s
didn´t Eisenhower overthrowed Iranian government in the 1953?
This video deserves global coverage....
Wow. This interview is an eye opener. We should have more people like him in Congress
Or people like him as America president
That will never happen especially when coperates have too much power
They are not hard to come by in the military. Congresspeople or presidents who never sacrifice for this country know too little to be committing our precious young men and women to their death.
@Finn Hansen lzuerst . liebe grüsse aus der schweiz.
und genau darum auf ihre aussage braucht es eine christliche amerikanische gebetsarmee, die diesen wahnsinn im vertrauen zum Herrgott bringt, um vergebung bittet, der amerikanischen befölkerung die augen öffnet, und so einen turn around herbeiführen kann
Why doesn't somebody say what seems obvious to me, namely that our war machine didn't want the Iranian general talking peace with Saudi Arabia?
Someone liked your comment: "The only way to get educated and know the truth, is to stop listening to what the corporate media says and start listening and promoting Democracy Now
Just another episode of "The Amy Presents Crap and please send money show"! This is a BS anti-Israel propaganda channel. No objective reporting of news found here. The only objective I've noticed here is to report anti-Israel propaganda. Every story is meant to demonize Israel, period. I would think that the UN reporting that it received inflated casualty stats regarding the number of civilian Palestinians that have lost their lives s war would actually have been good news, albeit embarrassing to the supplier of the incorrect stats [Hamas provided the figures]. Please comment and correct me if I'm wrong but I never saw this reported on this channel. Additionally, I would think that the BBC also admitting it had overstated the number of Palestinian civilian deaths in this war would have been news, in fact good news for Palestinians, but again, I saw no mention of this by this channel. The internet can be a powerful tool for incitement and incitement leads to increased death and misery for both Palestinians and Israelis as well as young impressionable "students" on both sides of the fence. Supporting this channel is supporting violence and terror. And Amy, the talking head for this crap channel is also a piece of work.
This guy is the best. Thankfully he has the courage and the creditability to say it.
Finally, someone tells the truth thank you, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson.
U are just very cheap to be deceived. He killed thousands in Iraq, now become a saint.
He also kind of condone the official narative of 9/11. Hot potatos Only mentioned in passing. Please act when you recognice something worth doing.
He seems to have a convenient memory of the history of this country, all the atrocities committed and especially under his watch . If he believed so strongly about that our people had been set up and duped and that the MIC was dangerous to freedom ,why didn't he say or do anything at that time ?
I wish more people would watch this video
the People protested against Vietnam War and Iraq War, guess what? i didn't work out well
The true is that a lot of USA POTUS are imperialists, from James Monroe to William McKinley to Dwight Eisenhower to Barack Obama wherever they served US citizens or the top 1%
Simon Bolivar knew well the true face of USA
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Can't agree more with this interview true in every sense of the word....America has a lot to answer for.
damnnn 😔
So glad that Colonel Wilkerson has the courage to speak the truth. Sanity for the rest of us rests on the shoulders of the most unlikely people.
Blessing him, things he said good for the US people, not the s hit politicians
Why do you pay your cell phone bill?
yes, good view points, sane analysis and brief details of content
I am European, but you good people of the State's really need to take back your country and make it what it was meant to be.
From an outsider's point of view, I can see how the whole World is waking up and the U.S. as it is is pleasing no one apart from criminal corporations and their puppets.
It's a hard task, I know, but you really have to stop this monster.
You guys got to stop the NATO-Bilderbergers thing, and help Iran. The U.S. must stop London and Israel.
Adriano Bulla @ It’s way to late for that. That train has left the station. Unless of course people are ready for civil unrest witch American people have no guts for !!
why do you think so many americans are wary of having their guns taken away by the biggest maker of high tech modern military hardware this earth has ever seen?
Adriano Bulla We the People .. Native Americans want all European war hunger criminals and their families to go back where they come from!!!
Php&mysql ineasysteps soldiers are to blame too... for fighting wars and killing innocents for a paycheck!!!
In all its time since the declaration of independence,the USA has had less than 30 years where it wasn't at war with some nation. The last president not to involve the US in conflict was Jimmy Carter.
And he's busy making solar plants to help the planet.
😮😮
Even some Honestly and truth telling set you free.
“Mankind must put an end to war - or war will put an end to mankind.”
✍🏼 John F. Kennedy🇺🇸🗣
[Address before the United Nations, September 25 1961]
and the "warmongers" put an end to, Kennady!
@wang bang Other people can be warmongers too.
Said the warmongering Cold War Warrior. JFK was no hero.
Yeah stupid, and he got us involved in Vietnam and then attempted to invade Cuba.
America has been at war for 222 years out of the last 239...
The Majority of US Foreign Wars are actually based on LIES, False Flag and Propaganda.
"War is a Racket !" - USMC general Smedley Butler
Pompeo said: we lie, we loot, we cheat. These are the basic characters of US imperialism.
Yeah, right. Show me a video of Pompeo saying that.
@@scotthullinger9955 Ex-CIA director Pompeo: 'We lied, we cheated, we stole'. Check this. He was very happy when said and very proud. He said this what they were teaching us.
@@scotthullinger9955 Stop being lazy and look it up. The video is easy to find
@@GamingKeenBeaner - Yeah, a five second video clip which does not include the entire content of the conversation, all out of context. What's that suppose to prove?
@@scotthullinger9955 Its quite the 5 second clip. Are you claiming he didn't say what he quite clearly said? What else was that supposed to mean?
Mr L Wilkerson is a Giant oF a Man a True Patriot oF The U,S, A, 🤝😇
GOD bless you brother for speaking the truth !!!
Democracy Now, World class News program, Thank you all for such good interviews. Nice to listen to experience from history 👍
That why the whistleblower are rare...
Soulimani had diplomatic immunity.... puts all of our diplomats at risk.
@Ruka Pacyfista
It's always "US"
Trump is an idiot but Bush was the animal
Iran has promised to get even and said the attack on the base was a slap on the face until they can do something equivalent.
that is the intention of the white house, cause they are trying to start a war so put your citizens in the line of fire and then blame the iranians...
@@bobs182 - I surely "wish them luck." (But they won't succeed, thank God.)
Colonel, Thank for your service, well said, sir.
wow, amazing, thank you ma'am for bring Mr. Wilkerson, very enlighting show.
Lawrence Wilkerson 👌👏👏👏
Just looking at Melania Trump smile and holding hands with one of the most evil men on the planet makes me sick. I cut her ZERO slack.
Now there's a sample of Leftist "logic."
Just vilify your political opponent merely because she's married to the President who you despise. The "common sense" of that somehow escapes me.
@@scotthullinger9955 ol melania, I love the fact that I can find nude pics of the first lady, super classy! guess conservatives aren't so up tight after all!!
Friend to Animal's @She is evil too believe me. She’s just a good looking devil 👿 !!
L. Berisha
Not even good looking. She looks like caitlyn jenner
When the US start to pay compensation for the illegal war they fought in Irak. And when they pay for the oil they have stolen there? There are a number of other similar cases, where they did the same. Same behavour like crusaders.
Thank you sir for your service and leadership!!! Semper FI
The Iranians are far more rational than Washington....😬
Edited: yeah, that isn't surprising.
the iranian people tolerate more ... discipline, conform
Eisenhower warned us, we didn't listen...
The mic has become a corporate welfare job's program quickly... now we're stuck with it as a manufacturing aspect of our economy... we're stuck with it as a political round devilish snake eating it own tail.
America has been at war for 222 years out of the last 239...
The Majority of US Foreign Wars are actually based on LIES, False Flag and Propaganda.
"War is a Racket !" - USMC general Smedley Butler
The more of us who know this, the more likely things are to change for the better brothers
Ike was just covering his ass because he knew he built way too many weapons. But, that was mostly Trumans fault.
@Elliott Bethea BEWARE THE MILITARY CONGRESSIONAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. Congressional part was taken out of the speech.
Please tell this man, he is a great man. Finally someone with balls to speak the truth about USA. Send our love to him from NZ.
This is the most honest, frank and courageous interview I have seen in all my life. WOW
+1. .. Many thanks, Col. L. Wilkerson, Ret. .. A breath of knowledgeable air. .. The professor knows his material. .. Cheers, Vail, Colorado
I like this guy.
Me to 😉
don't forget he was still a part of it...
@@jacobalastra
I agree. It's getting to
the point that after 20 - 30 + year's that polititcons have had their hands in the cookie jar, so to speak. Can blow the whistle
and come clean out the other sides cleaner than the whistle that they blew Their for dodging a bullet some too speak. Better late than never, but let's not forget their miss deeds 😏
OMG!!... Lawrence Wilkerson (Col, Retr). You are so direct, leave nothing to the imagination of Hollywood.
At least someone that worked at the State Dept has a conscious. Good for you Mr. Wilkerson. God is listening.
The alligator that bit him was Isreali lobby
@jamhanitab indeed, the Israel lobby!! 1 and the same!
It was Mossadomy
That same gator bit George W. pre 9/11.....
that and evangelist church his biggest voters
The people want peace, now and forever. We are part of this one planet, and we are all human beings.
CHECK OUT THE BAHA'I FAITH THE PROPHET CALLS FOR WORLD PEACE AND FOR ALL RELIGIONS TO REALIZE THEY ARE FROM THE SAME GOD
Mary Hyson everyone is not human.
@@johnedward3404 Ba'hai borrowed tenants of Islam just like the so called Nation of Islam and many others. One of my besties growing up was of the Ba'hai and her family believe in love , friendship and unity between all peoples. So you're right about it's principal beliefs
Amen.
He lost me when he said al Quida did the 9-11 attack.
9-11 = false-flag op.
Mossad blew up Twin Towers.
CIA blew up WTC7.
I can't wait for the day when the truth will come out. You think killing there own people will stop them, from getting more they ever hope for.
I love how Wilkerson has such as sober outlook after helping plan the invasion of Iraq.
Surprised Wilkerson hasn't been kicked out of the Republican Party for being too sane and rational.
It could be one of those CIA PsyOp deals like the Nixon era FBI CoIntelPro cut your losses deals. People who grew up in the Twenties and read books like 'The Haves and Have Nots' like Reagan are dead. You got to remember they're just as brainwashed as us only by radio. Their views were tempered by fatalistic nay sayers keeping the tempo up for the next world war with all our new scientific technology.
Thank god for a republican who can tell the truth. Amen
Thank you for your service in the military, and to the citizens and your fellow military members. And for teaching us to think critically here in relationship to the sociopathic endless wars
Diana Pythia the best republican i have ever seen n listined to in my entire life
This is an epic burst of reality so well defined so badly needed. LW is a scholar and a fine gentleman.
I really can not believe this is the State we’re in. Thank you Amy. Be careful.
"Trump has everything except knowledge, compassion, and basic human dignity." -Samantha Bee
yes & the same could be said about War Criminal Barrack Obama ~ woke much?
@@airmark02 This isn't ABOUT O'bama, or Hilary, dumbazz
@@crustycobs2669
Crazy Trump *is* the Clinton/Obama legacy ~
But you still seem to believe otherwise &
that's just what they want
You to do ~ good job!
That's odd because his family is so together.
Must be all the drugs, booze
& bad decisions he's made.
Yeh,...that's it!
Kind Regards,
Hook Line & Sinker's
Fear Of Spiders
@@JadenJahci "together?" they're corrupt, ignorant, racist, misogynist, and traitors the United States. If that's your definition of 'together' you've got terrible values, and you parents should have raised you better.
Democracy Now!
Title says it all !
Good job Democracy Now.
If the Colonel offered courses on how to be an effective speaker, I would be the first to sign up. He's so eloquent.
This is not a nightmare... It's really happening 😨
yes, and many had time to make adjustments, time to be prepared for such times, even the meek, the poor have hope, always 😊
Hot Damn. Whoever thought there would come a day in my lifetime when TRUTH would be like water on a summer day. So refreshing, it actually lifted a small pc of tension.
The USA was founded in 1776. That was 244 years ago.. The US has participated in 222 wars: a war almost every year since it's inception.
How ironic that this is being stated openly yet Assange is in jail for exposing this truth decades ago!
This will serve as a reference for me to show that Iran including Solemani assisted the USA in the WAR in Afghanistan and the reason why...great job...thanks you to Col Lawrence for maintaining his oath and integrity.
Love this guy. He is truly "in the know." A truly great Republican. Where have the others gone? They've turned in a cult. Except possibly Mike Lee. Jake Tapper....IDIOT.
I 100% with you
Do you pay your cell phone bill?
Y?
Sincerely,
Pay To Play's Bad Habit
(Reduced To Only Smoking 2 Packs A Day Among Friends)
Susan Raby-Dunne well said like a bunch of drugs zombies Stranger than Fiction
@@ripme6616 What are you saying? It's not clear.
Wilkerson is remarkably articulate. Total comfort with delivery and diction, facility with expressing complex ideas. Wouldn't it be nice if just ONE other republican on Earth had the same ability?
When are Trump supporters going to come to their senses and snap out of their stupor!
Now that would be impossible.
C J Titan 😆😆
@federal reserve Oh please.
Never by the looks of it!
They can't, they like been brainwashed
The lies coming from Dodgey Donny's mouth just never end. Sad.
I am the best liar in the history of the world. No one knows lying as well as I do. I have lots of friends who are liars.
Another honest man. Man - thank you!
THANK YOU FOR THIS INTERVIEW.
YOU ARE WELCOMED, now who are you? 😊
I can remember trying to figure out duck-and-cover exercises in the 50s and the Korean war. I was in the second grade when I figured out that the US was a warmongering state. I met both Harry Truman and Richard Nixon in the 50s (as a child). Before that I lived in Nevada with 150 above-ground atomic tests. During the Vietnam war, I became convinced of what Col. Wilkerson is saying.
Trump reminds me of Hitler in the bunker with impeachment and his crimes being exposed. Trump will cling to power until the bitter end as his best and only legal defense. War powers are extraordinary. War is Trump's very best defense.
I the city of Seattle Washington the legislature made it illegal to provide bomb shelters only the politicians will be safe, the public they can find for themselve.
@Ruka Pacyfista Cuba has been in state of permanent siege and provocations by the US for 60 years.
I remember the "duck and cover" exercises, too. My dad was in the USAF from 1950-1971 and toward the end of his career we lived near a major air base, one that the Soviets would have certainly launched a warhead or two at in the event of war. It was years before it occurred to me that the purpose of "D&C" was a (lame) attempt to let us children "hide" from the incoming blast waves (heat, EMP, etc) of an atomic explosion. The school was close enough to the base that it was basically "ground zero." There's no way in hell any of us would have survived a 20-50 megaton nuke going off that close by.
@@tonyjones1560 You were lucky enogh not to live near a base where a nuclear accident happened. And a lot of them did happen with burning nuclear bombs, plames on flames , lost uranium or plutonium, plenty of contamination, cases of cancer ... all duly covered up, swept under the carpet denied or played down in teh name of you know what. Palomares and Thule are just two outstanding cases with contamination hanging on until now and for a millenium to come if not longer. But one case stuck in my mind because of a school near a US nuclear base. Greenham Common in Englnd, some 50 miles from London. On the 28th of February 1958, a B-47E jettisoned its two 1,700 gallon external fuel tanks that hit B-47E carrying a 1.1 megaton (4.6 PJ) B28 nuclear bomb. Radioactivity is detectable there until now but no evacuation or extensive cleaning took place while a report warning of the dangers was suppressed by the UK government for teh sake of the 'special relationship". Later flight shows ere organzied on the (contaminated) airfield for the public. At the same time in the nearby school children developed cancer at an unprecedented rate. But who cared ?
@@januszkowalski5345 No argument! It might actually have been a mercy to have been nuked by the Soviets compared to what you've described here. A sure sign that it's time to head for the exit, if at all possible, is when government officials show up insisting that "there's no reason to be concerned" but they're rocking the latest in HAZMAT fashion...assuming that those officials are even willing to go and see for themselves, let alone face up to the situation and try to help.
What a powerful statement. I kinda love this man for his clear and articulate speach.
Respect for Mr. Laurence for absolute truth
A warmonger retires, and almost instantly becomes a vocal opponent of "endless war".
Clearly our problems are solved.
The perfect analysis.
This guy will likely not be interviewed by the MSM. Thank you for this. Its hard to pin together real news and rare to get it all in one shot today
I am surprised and happy to see that there are still Americans who are honest with their history and who are not remotely controlled by blind and unintelligent patriotism.
So, when is Colin Powell going to apologize to the country?
This guy is so right- God is not going to destroy HIS creation but man will ... keep the VP of the US and people like him from destroying our world.
Good interview. He was part of the war complex.
TRUE
Just like the police departments, they have new toys that they want to use, and at any cost!
This Colonel speaks the truth of the tragedy that's happening today. We are constantly on a war footing. Going to wars must benefit someone or an organization. Let that sink in.
agreed 😑
Wilkerson is the best source for info re. the Military-Industral-Complex
There is reason to treat what he says with kid gloves also.
Making America safe, one or two (or maybe three) wars at a time.
Creating enemies is the worst policy.
@Vads Thompson War doesn't make anyone safe, except the bank accounts of the death merchants and their sacred shareholders.
@@hakunamatata887 I think the policy to create enemies is part of the plan. It's a great policy if you invest in the weapons industry. Firing million dollar missiles at children is the ultimate consumer consumption because it makes them disposable and in need of replacement. The taxpayer votes to cover the cost. It's the horrific culmination of the American dream. It's not a recent thing either, it's just more dangerous at the moment because Trump is a global liability.
such few but sincere people must be heard far and wide for world peace
Mr. Wilkerson deserves respect for having the courage not mincing his words.
It would be interesting to hear at which point of his life or career he, who had been a gear in this system, became aware of the flaws of US-interventionism.
This is what I’ve seen for 67 years.
Now this colonel is a true American hero! Good to see one of our retired veterans speaking the truth loudly. I bet he won't be put on no BS list & have mutts following him around.
we have quietly slid into fascism through laziness and cowardice
Finally a voice of Reason of America’s policy in the Middle East. U.S. approach to the problems of that region has been nothing but disastrous. Our blind support of Israel has led us to making friends turn into bitter enemies. We continue to blame the other side for the problems we have created to this day!
I commend Mr Wilkerson for exposing these people and telling the TRUTH!!