Debt, Decline and Iran: Why the U.S. Can't Afford Another Forever War? w/ Dennis Kucinich

Debt, Decline and Iran: Why the U.S. Can't Afford Another Forever War? w/ Dennis Kucinich Follow Dennis Kucinich: https://kucinichreport.substack.com/ ***THE DURAN SHOP*** https://theduranshop.com ***REVERSE GEAR SHOP*** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.shop/ ***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS*** https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial ***OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS*** ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal ALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou ***CRYPTO SUPPORT*** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R ***DONATE*** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran ***VIDEO*** RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduran BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/ ***AUDIO*** SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPD APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SOUNDCLOUD: https://bit.ly/354ASQ9 ***FREE SPEECH*** TELEGRAM: https://t.me/thedurancom X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheDuranReal?s=20 GAB: https://gab.ai/TheDuran MINDS: https://minds.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100 0:00:00 Introduction & Guest Welcome — Dennis Kucinich 0:01:25 Is the Iran War Another Unwinnable War? 0:02:56 Lessons from Vietnam, Serbia & Iraq 0:04:14 A War of Choice Pushed by Netanyahu & Israeli Interests 0:05:34 How Does Israel Have Such Influence Over Washington? 0:06:44 AIPAC, Congressional Funding & the Pro-Israel Majority 0:08:50 Practical Effects: War Costs, Budget Deficit & Inflation 0:11:39 Exhausted Tomahawk Stockpiles & the $200 Billion Request 0:13:27 Militarizing the Budget = Militarizing Society 0:15:00 Why Is There So Little Public Opposition to This War? 0:17:10 Campus Suppression of Dissent & the No Kings Protests 0:19:39 Can Iran Be Defeated? Why This Is a Fantasy 0:21:24 Off-Ramps: Comparing to Vietnam Era Diplomacy & Great Power Relations 0:22:24 The Unipolar World Illusion & Trump's Megalomaniacal Worldview 0:24:44 Petrodollar Decline, BRICS & America Isolating Itself 0:27:19 Military Keynesianism: Does War Actually Create Jobs? 0:29:55 America Must Change Its Role — Nation Among Nations 0:32:09 Will This War Be the Catalyst for Change? 0:33:18 The Human Cost: Children Killed, Gaza, Lebanon & Iran 0:35:25 Closing Remarks & Where to Find Dennis Kucinich