WORTH THE PRICE? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War is a documentary short reviewing the role of then-Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) in leading the United States into the most devastating foreign policy blunder of the last twenty years. Produced and directed by Mark Weisbrot and narrated by Danny Glover, the film features archival footage, as well as policy experts who provide insight and testimony with regard to Joe Biden’s role as the Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in 2002.
eatured experts:
Stephen Kinzer, Award-winning former New York Times Bureau Chief and foreign correspondent; Senior Fellow of the Watson Institute, Brown University Author: Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Dr. Barbara Ransby, Professor of History, University of Illinois at Chicago; award-winning author
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Dr. Adom Getachew, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago Author: Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination
Matthew Hoh, Senior Fellow at the Center For International Policy; Iraq War veteran; former US State Department official in Afghanistan
Dr. Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco
Author: Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism
Lawrence Wilkerson, Former Chief of Staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell; Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William & Mary; U.S. Army Colonel, Retired
Read more about Joe Biden’s role in the launch of the Iraq War:
“Worth the Price?” New Film Shows How Biden Played Leading Role in Push for U.S. to Invade Iraq Democracy Now!, February 18, 2020
Joe Biden championed the Iraq war. Will that come back to haunt him now? The Guardian, February 17,2020
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