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George Bush’s Department of Defense made a decision in 2001, after 9/11, that it was going to “take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran."

This is according to Wesley Clark, who was the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO at the time of the Kosovo War. Below is the link to the full interview ⬇️

https://www.democracynow.org/2007/3/2/gen_wesley_clark_weighs_presidential_bid

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