The Graveyard of Empires ft. Conflicts of Interest Ep. 179

by | Aug 16, 2021

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 the war’s legacy could be, and how the close of the war relates to Biden’s larger cold war footing with China. Episode 179 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Liberty Weekly Subscribestar Rakuten Cash Back Referral Link Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Become a Patron! Liberty Weekly on Flote. Patreon Bonuses for Crypto! Show Notes: List of Afghan Capitols/provinces in the order they fell Thomas Knapp: Now About that Peace Dividend… Rick Westhead: *Graphic* Don’t Look, don’t tell, troops told Danny Sjursen on Conflicts of Interest Danny Sjursen on Facts on the Ground Ray McGovern: Hold the Generals Accountable This Time Ron Paul: Kabul Has Fallen – But Don’t Blame Biden Jacob Hornberger: Blame Biden for Afghanistan? Doug Bandow: As America’s Imperial Ambitions Collapse, Washington Should Ask: Who Lost Afghanistan? Daniel Larison: Biden’s Prudent Decision to Withdraw from Afghanistan China ready for ‘friendly relations’ with Taliban, welcomes Afghan development projects

Patrick Macfarlane

Patrick Macfarlane

Patrick MacFarlane is the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute where he advocates a noninterventionist foreign policy. He is a Wisconsin attorney in private practice. He is the host of the Vital Dissent at www.vitaldissent.com, where he seeks to oppose calamitous escalation in US foreign policy by exposing establishment narratives with well-researched documentary content and insightful guest interviews. His work has appeared on antiwar.com, GlobalResearch.ca, and Zerohedge. He may be reached at patrick.macfarlane@libertyweekly.net

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