Rick Sanchez to Chris Hedges: ‘We should thank Iran for defeating our empire, so it doesn’t want to do something so stupid again’

In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect, Rick welcomes Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and host of the Chris Hedges Report, to talk about the Iran conflict. According to our guest, “The whole Iran war was just a debacle from the beginning, completely unnecessary, so this is what happens in the final days of empire. They just kind of lash out with this wounded fury, but it’s completely self-destructive.” Also this hour, Rick raises the question of how a democracy such as the US could so easily fall under the influence of the Israel lobby. Our guest explains how the American system of ‘legalized bribery’ allows billionaires to leverage their wealth to destroy candidates they don’t like and influence policy. Chris also shares some predictions about the economic fallout of the Iran war. Catch the full discussion here on RT.com or on BitChute at ricksancheztv.