What a shame. You know, it didn't have to be this way at all. Forget stupid loser crank Al Gore winning instead. If Bush had only had anyone but Dick Cheney for VP and Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz over at Defense, then Colin Powell would have been his man on foreign policy...
Afghanis
An End to the Afghan War?
On FPF #368, I discuss Afghan peace talks, Iran, and Yemen. The US is about to enter the seventh round of peace talks with the Taliban. The upcoming round of talks will focus on a timeline for US troops to leave Afghanistan. Secretary of State Pompeo said he hopes for...
Soldier convicted of massacring 16 Afghans seeks new civilian trial, citing a psychosis inducing anti-malarial drug
I have no idea if this drug caused him to do this, but whatever happened to him the people of Afghanistan suffered the consequences. Now, Bales’ lawyers are using a federal statute that allows convicted service members to challenge their court martial findings in...
Leaving Afghanistan
I'll believe it when I see it, but it is certainly clear that Trump has given Khalilzad explicit marching orders to get this done in real life or the talks would have fallen apart a long time ago. Just come home.
Scott Horton on 5,000 Interviews
Scott Horton returns to FPF to discuss Will Grigg's new book, hitting the 5,000 interview mark, and who may be behind the attacks on ships near the Persian Gulf. The Libertarian Insitute published a book of Will Grigg's essays. Scott explains why every libertarian...
An Endless War? Getting Out of Afghanistan
I was recently featured in this documentary "An Endless War? Getting Out of Afghanistan," by Bob Coen along with Matthew Hoh, Phyllis Bennis, Gen. Krulak and others. They're screening it for Congress next week: 5pm Thursday June 6 - Room 2044, Rayburn House Office...
5/25/19 Daniel Davis on the Unwinnable War in Afghanistan
Daniel Davis joins the show to talk about his recent article, "McMaster Uses Worn Vietnam Trope to Accuse Americans of Defeatism," which discusses the similarities between the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan. Afghanistan, says Davis, is just as unwinnable as Vietnam...
How The War in Afghanistan Was Lost
Check out this great podcast by former Navy SEAL and Afghan War veteran Kenny MacDonald. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4r2S0J80AE
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