Amb. Jack Matlock: Western Leaders Became Ideological "War Criminals"


Author: Glenn Diesen September 1, 2025 Duration: 33:36
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Amb. Jack Matlock: Western Leaders Became Ideological "War Criminals"

Jack F. Matlock, Jr, was the U.S. Ambassador to the USSR, 1987–1991, and had a key role in negotiating an end to the Cold War. Ambassador Matlock argues that Western leaders have been captured by ideology, forgotten about diplomacy, and "become war criminals".


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