Episode 333 • • 59:23 - 1:04:35
333: Lions Stood Still
Jean Chrétien, Iraq War Dissent, Oil vs. Zimbabwe
Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien reflects on his decision not to join the Iraq War, despite pressure from Tony Blair. Chrétien famously pointed out the hypocrisy of invading Iraq for being a dictatorship while ignoring Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, noting that Zimbabwe lacked oil. He criticizes the American media for failing to report the blunt reality of these geopolitical motivations.