Col. Larry Wilkerson on Syria: War Powers are the “Surest Way to Tyranny” 

Thank you Real News for interviewing Col. Wilkerson.

Tulsi Gabbard / Larry Wilkerson 2020, Green Party -- Integrity, intelligence, and competence.

I can't believe the powers that be let this guy talk out loud. He must have a guardian angel or something. Always the best analysis, Colonel Wilkerson 😎

America is OUT OF CONTROL.

Larry Wilkerson is a gem of truth. He needs much more exposure to the American people than he gets.

Col Wilkerson, an excellent analysis. Thank goodness for the reasoned voices of this world.

Larry is a good man.

US law prohibits these strikes and military proxy adventures. So does the US Constitution. So does international law. There is no legal basis anywhere for it. If a war is such a good idea, then Congress needs to vote for it.

Thanks for sharing and speaking truth.

Thank you, Real News for being willing to share the truth. Along with RT, you are the only media outlets I watch. Thank you for being willing to tell us the truth.

77th Like, you look good in Pink, Sharmini! No evidence, total lies, how many times are the controllers going to lie to us? I am disgusted by the total disregard for our U.S constitution. May God Bless you Sharmini, thank you, excellent ending!

I'd like to see Col. Wilkerson go on a national tour and lead the anti-war movement. Thanks Sharmini & TRNN, for giving Larry more visibility!

105 cruise missiles for 3 non-hardened targets... Math don't add up.

I can't believe what I am seeing. Unbelievable where our country has gone.

Bolton appears to be some kind of sadist.

It is a honest analysis of the US foreign policy. Americans must stop supporting the arms industry and the revolving door of corruption in the DOD and Pentagon. Waving the flag for militarism is destroying demacratic ideals and institutions here. Thanks for this great interview.

_"The profit motive will be the death of the Earth"_ - Unknown.

"Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance." - Albert Maysles

Where is Aaron Mate? Tom S.

It's very simple really, the American people are apathetic because this political and economic system and it's governing apparatus does not reflect, let alone take into account their wishes, interests or opinions. Years of lies only confirm that this has pretty much always been the case. You do not lie and deceive a person you respect. If someone has been lied to all their lives, it follows that this person will come to see that their opinion is meaningless. It's only logical that they show little interest, enthusiasm or concern.

Very impressed with Col. Larry Wilkerson in general and his incredible insight to political issues of the day; however, I am disappointed at his lack of criticism over the lack of evidence of a chemical attach by the Assad Regime which resulted in the US missile attack on Syria.

"Are you giving him all credit?" You cannot be serious.

THAT'S SOOO EVIL THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY

Always good the hear from Col. Larry Wilkerson. US Corporate Media fails us.

I fucking love Larry 🔥♥️🔥 Clear and Prescient

These actions make me ashamed of my nation! Syria has done nothing against this nation. If we really wanted peace we would not be trying to overthrow the government of a foreign nation!

Contacted the offices of Senators Martin Heinrich and Senator Tom Udall. Neither have called for revokation of the unconstitutional War Powers Act nor the impeachment of any President with any illegal invasion done during their times in office. Article I Section 8 and they in Congress have not done that.

We need a parliamentary government.

The Astana process has superceded the UN process for settlement in Syria and the West is completely pissed off about being shut out of the Syria settlement process. France tried to butt into the Astana talks, but Russia asked them to buzz off. These strikes were an attempt by the West to get the UN to lead the talks again, giving some role for the West. If they manage that, it means their gambit was successful. If that fails, it means Russia is firmly in control and allowed the strikes without any retaliation only to let the West save face. President Assad's jubilation after the strikes points to Russia being firmly in control.

I do believe there are many of us who reject illegal American military aggression, and that's what this is, but our voices no longer matter due to the influence of $ on politicians and manipulation of the masses via American corporate media. Thank you Mr. Wilkerson for your intelligent and sane views.

I am disgusted by the imperial nature of today's America. When are they going to concern themselves with the people who voted for them?

People have the government that they deserve.

Sharmini Peries from Baltimore does not look like she could be unbiased in her reporting. I humbly suggest that she remain in the background, and let someone else report this story. Living in Texas has taught me one thing: prejudice will silence even the bravest voice. I'll repost this, but catch hell for doing so. Please, forgive me my jaundiced view of society. Your message is too important to ignore.

Col.Wilkerson mentioned Gen.Smedley Butler ...Search his important speech digitting *SMEDLEY BUTLER :WAR IS A RACKET PDF*

The ultimate aim of the U.S. is to partition off the northern region of Syria, which is integral to the Oil & Gas infrastructure of that country. This region is also where the vast majority of Syria's fresh water reserves reside, meaning that if it falls under a U.S. backed coalition it would serve as incredible leverage over the Syrian people. Control over people and resources is the primary objective of this entire farce. To speak of a "political" solution is to in a sense ascribe a level of legitimacy to what has transpired thanks to the meddling of Western Powers, to which the Syrian and Russian governments will never consent. Regardless of the morality of the Assad government, or the actual aims of Russian involvement, International Law is pretty clear: the U.S. and Europe has no authority to exercise aggression against another sovereign nation; this was brought up repeatedly at the U.N. Security Council and has been ignored by all hostile actors. The attacks represent more than just an attempt at distraction; they are the actions of rogue states that have never truly reconciled their loss of imperial and colonial power. The fact that the U.K. is by and large an irrelevant state on the global scale should at this point serve as enough reason for its removal as a permanent member of the U.N. Council. This is not the immediate post-WWII era, when their was still widespread British influence, it's 2018 and the U.K. is in the process of unhitching itself from the only Socio-Economic organization that gave it any actual relevance in the modern day. It is soon to become some vassal state to the U.S.. As for France, it has been attempting to build up its global "tough-guy" credentials by taking the initiative in military operations, and Macron is a failed leader who would rather sell his people to the interest of Global Capitalists, which will be quite literal if his plan for reinstating the Draft succeeds, than address the ongoing contractions of the the global Capitalist system as it effects his nation. The state of the World today is one defined by the exposed reality of the Global Capitalist system as demonstrated through the 2008 Financial Crisis. The hailed "Recovery" has been nothing but a manufactured and maintained illusion that fails under the barest scrutiny. What has proceeded from 2008 has been a widespread pilfering of the global wealth by a very small and well established group of people, whose agenda is one of continued subjugation of the working poor in a developing system that is increasing resembling a modernized form of Feudalism. Unfortunately, for them, and to an extent us, they have not so effectively wiped out cultural and individual memory, which is why increasing the means of pushing this agenda have become more and more overt and volatile. Leaders across the globe are suffering from the same untenable situations: masses of disillusioned and increasing mobilizing citizenry who are more and more questioning not just the assumption of Neoliberal economic policy but the very legitimacy of Capitalism, which has served in the past four hundred years to be driving force behind warfare, economic instability, and widespread inequality. In such a position they are seeking to, either consciously or unconsciously (since fewer and fewer methods remain available), promote internal frustration outward against some perceived other. Syria, in the case of the U.S. and Russia, dovetails wonderfully with the necessity on the part of national oligarchs to provide a far off land to which the outrage of their people can be directed and the Capitalist interests of the Energy sectors of both countries. The fight in Syria has never been about Human Rights or even National Sovereignty; it is the latest act in a very old play of Imperial plunder brought to us by Capitalist interests. That it can trigger a conflict between two desperate nations, potentially throwing the world into chaos and march us to Nuclear Armageddon is the concern of the peasants only. The dreams of Capitalists and Empires allow for no such thoughts.

We need more in office like Ro Khanna.

The UK and France also have military complexes they need to support as well as oil and gas companies. They want their piece of the pie too commercially in the forms of contracts, both civilian and military, drilling and transport rights....$$$$$

Interesting I can comment and offer a thumbs up but I can not comment on someone else’s comment. I’m experience this condition more frequently as of late, especially when the content challenges the main stream narratives.

Does M. Trump still think he is on reality TV?

Did Obama and the bushes have congresses permission?

Great job President Trump !

i'm surprised col. wilkerson hasn't had an unfortunate car accident yet.

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god speed to you and your padawans im sure more than one has achieved knight status by now by grace of patron and by deed the vision the mission will succeed who doesnt like babies?

Col. Larry Wilkerson the dude who justified the Iraq war