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#180 – Jeremi Suri: History of American Power
Lex Fridman Podcast
Barack Obama and the Presidency
Some people criticize Barack Obama for expanding the military industrial complex, engaging in more and more wars. Do you put the responsibility on that expansion on him because of the implied power that the presidency has or is this power just sits there? And if the president chooses to take it, they do. If they don't, they don't,. almost like you don't want to take on the responsibility because of the burden of that responsibility. So but yeah, so they use speeches and words to mobilize versus direct action in closed door environments, initiating wars, for example.
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