MSNBC Morning Joe June 4, 2024 10:07:00
You and other cia agents have seen infamous footage when one such purge was going on inside iraq. >> right. in 1979 there's famous video footage that has been well-seen in the halls of langley where i used to work, where saddam hussein smoking a cigar called out his part officials to stand up, admit their failures and they're taken off for execution. it is sick and deranged. what they do to is to instill fear to get everybody in line short term, but long term it does not breed loyalty or a professional class and it certainly doesn't breed the ability or anyone to tell the dictator the truth. >...
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