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Pat Buchanan's 'quite a take' on the bombing of Guernica
02:23 - 06:05 (03:42)
Pat Buchanan once wrote off the bombing of Guernica by Nazi planes as a minor crime compared to the aerial bombings that followed, which is an alarming remark. Despite known to have killed at least 110,000 people for petty crimes, Franco agreed to a post-war alliance with the United States, remained non-belligerent, and returned U.S. pilots who came down in Spain.
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Pat grew up with pride in his Confederate roots, with most of his family's heritage being from Mississippi.
02:23 - 04:12 (01:49)
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Pat grew up with pride in his Confederate roots, with most of his family's heritage being from Mississippi. He later joined the Sons of Confederate Veterans and regularly used the word "Confederate".
ChapterPat Buchanan's 'quite a take' on the bombing of Guernica
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Pat Buchanan, in a 2012 column for the Quad City Times, downplayed the gravity of the carpet bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil war and defended the Franco regime, despite its reputation for widespread atrocities and a death toll that could reach hundreds of thousands.
04:12 - 06:05 (01:52)
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Pat Buchanan, in a 2012 column for the Quad City Times, downplayed the gravity of the carpet bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil war and defended the Franco regime, despite its reputation for widespread atrocities and a death toll that could reach hundreds of thousands.