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Trump Names Pro-Iraq War Fmr. CIA Head James Woolsey to Be Adviser

HeadlineSep 13, 2016

In more campaign news, Donald Trump has named former CIA Director James Woolsey to be his senior adviser on national security. Woolsey is considered a far-right neoconservative. After the 9/11 attacks, he was a leading voice calling for war with Iraq. Donald Trump, in contrast, has repeatedly claimed that he has been against the war in Iraq.

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