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EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 33 MIN

Col. Wilkerson: Israel Can’t Win This War with Iran

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In this episode of The Source, our founder and supporting editor Zain Raza speaks with former U.S. Army Colonel and former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, Lawrence Wilkerson, about the U.S.–Israeli war on Iran and the rapidly escalating regional consequences. They explore the motivations behind the war, the military capacities of the actors involved, and whether the United States and Israel can realistically emerge victorious from such a confrontation. The conversation also examines how Western governments, including Germany, are responding to the conflict and what the war could mean for the future of the international order. ABOUT LAWRENCE WILKERSON: Lawrence Wilkerson is currently a Senior Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and formerly a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of Williams and Mary. Lawrence Wilkerson’s last positions in government were as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff (2002-05), Associate Director of the State Department’s Policy Planning staff under the directorship of Ambassador Richard N. Haass, and member of that staff responsible for East Asia and the Pacific, political-military and legislative affairs (2001-02). Before serving at the State Department, Wilkerson served 31 years in the U.S. Army. During that time, he was a member of the faculty of the U.S. Naval War College (1987 to 1989), Special Assistant to General Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-93), and Director and Deputy Director of the U.S. Marine Corps War College at Quantico, Virginia (1993-97). Wilkerson retired from active service in 1997 as a colonel, and began work as an advisor to General Powell. He has also taught national security affairs in the Honors Program at the George Washington University. He is currently working on a book about the first George W. Bush administration. -------------------------- Support our independent & non-profit journalism today with a donation: ► PayPal: [email protected] ► Patreon: https://bit.ly/2xbLFIp ► Betterplace (Credit Card incl.): https://bit.ly/2O7iwci ► INT. BANK ACC: DE89430609678224073600 ----------------- Follow us online: ► PODCAST: https://actvism-english.podbean.com/ ► RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/acTVismMunich ► TELEGRAM: https://t.me/acTVismMunich ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acTVism/ ► Instagram: actv_munich ► Website: http://www.actvism.org/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/acTVismMunich ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/acTVismMunich/

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