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The US Foreign Policy is a Bomb: Joe Biden/Elliot Abrams Foreign Policy Mantra (7/24/23)(Part 1/2)

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Our foreign policy is a bomb—a clear pattern of U.S. interventionism since World War II.

Interview-driven documentary examining the appointment of Elliott Abrams—convicted perjurer and alleged war criminal—to Biden's Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Host Pedro Gatos and guest Dave DeCamp connect this appointment to decades of documented U.S. foreign policy interventions: CIA-engineered coups in Guatemala (1954), support for Central American death squads (1960s-1990s), Contra terrorism in Nicaragua (1980s), and the broader pattern revealed by General Wesley Clark of planned regime changes across seven nations. The episode argues that Abrams' appointment symbolizes continued U.S. commitment to imperialism despite bipartisan claims of democratic values.

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A forceful antiwar briefing that links official language to documented harm.

This episode makes a hard-edged antiwar case by tracing Elliott Abrams and the record of U.S. policy in Central America. Pedro Gatos keeps the focus on dates, named reports, and familiar historical examples from El Salvador and Nicaragua, which gives the argument a grounded,…

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If you want the Abrams file laid out with names, dates, and documented history.

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