“In order to secure lasting power, you can’t just bomb the shit out of people.” Donald Trump is confused about why bombing Iran failed to win US control over the country’s future. On Novara Live, Dalia Gebrial explains that a basic understanding of the history of imperialism would show him where he went wrong. Colonial powers of the past did more than just brandish guns, she says – they also “enmeshed” themselves politically and socially. “These new imperialists don’t want to work for colonial power anymore,” Dalia says.

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