Donald Trump Ridiculed Iraq War Position Held By His VP Pick, Mike Pence
Pence supported George W. Bush's decision to go to war, which he predicted would "lead Iraq into a new dawn of civilization, a new dawn of freedom from oppression and torture."
Zaid Jilani
Zaid Jilani is a former Reporter at The Intercept. He has previously worked as a reporter-blogger for ThinkProgress, United Republic, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and Alternet.
He hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in international affairs and received his master's in public administration from Syracuse University in 2014.
He hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in international affairs and received his master's in public administration from Syracuse University in 2014.
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