Joe Biden, who says the buck regarding Afghanistan stops with him in the White House, claims that the Taliban's final takeover of the capital, Kabul, provoking mass panic reminiscent of Saigon, 1975, happened more quickly "than anticipated." If that's true--spoiler...
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Blame Bush and Obama for the Afghan Disaster
by Scott Horton | Aug 17, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Former President Trump, President Biden and their partisans are rushing to blame each other for the debacle unfolding now in Afghanistan. The “National Unity Government” and its military and police forces have completely evaporated in the face of the Taliban’s rapid...
The Graveyard of Empires ft. Conflicts of Interest Ep. 179
by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 16, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/A5kCC6xTIYU The hosts of Conflicts of Interest, Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter join me to discuss the unfolding events in Afghanistan. We discuss myriad topics, including what a Taliban government might look like, why Afghanistan fell so quickly, what...
U.S. Emergency Deploys 3,000 Additional Soldiers to Afghanistan to Evacuate Embassy
by Dave DeCamp | Aug 13, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The U.S. is sending about 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to help evacuate some personnel from the U.S. embassy in Kabul as the Taliban is making rapid gains across the country. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. is sending three infantry battalions that are due...
The Phony Threat of Chinese Dominance
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Aug 11, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
While the US has its problems, future global Chinese supremacy won’t be one. Far from being in a position of overwhelming strength, China and its Communist leadership face imminent multifront domestic crises that will threaten the existence not only of the Chinese...
Why Can’t Johnny Kill? 11th Hour Conscientious Objection and Moral Injury Ep. 178
by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 8, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/gBbzLRHTmwg The subject of killing in war has largely been unexplored by the libertarian community, at the very least in its relation to the morality of war. Most who have studied the topic in depth are military or working with the military. This...
Next on the Agenda: War With China
by Connor Freeman | Aug 5, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In 2014, Lew Rockwell wrote, “Clearly the empire is targeting China...The U.S. seeks to encircle China and make it bow down before the hegemon. The increasing prosperity and freedom of China threatens the empire’s self-image.” America’s new Cold War with China is a...
Fallujah Veteran Shares His War Experience Ep. 177 (Scott’s Story Part I)
by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 3, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/arKN0-K05BU Returning guest Scott Spaulding joins us the first episode in a planned four-part series to discuss his deployment experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this episode, Scott recounts his entire first deployment as a Civil Affairs Marine,...









