That's why Obama started this war in the first place, of course. And the Israelis' concern now is that since the war backfired and Iran has a greater presence in Syria than ever before, that Trump could follow-up his withdrawal from northeastern Syrian Kurdistan with...
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10/11/19 Danny Sjursen on Syria and the End of America’s Forever-Wars
Scott talks to Danny Sjursen about President Trump's withdrawal of U.S. troops from northeastern Syria, which Sjursen views as the first instance of him actually following through on a major promise made on Twitter. Sjursen says that to surprise the generals and war...
10/10/19 Daniel Davis on the Proper US Policy in Syria
Daniel Davis discusses President Trump's recent announcement that he wants to withdraw American troops from Syria. He made a similar announcement a year ago, and just like back then, he's now being met with fierce opposition, along with claims that to leave now would...
Ayatollah Khamenei: Nukes Are Haram
We already know that's been the edict in Iran since his predecessor, Ayatollah Khomeini, banned pursuit of nuclear weapons back in the 1980s. But here Khamenei is repeating it, again. “Building and stockpiling nuclear bombs is wrong and using it is haram (religiously...
10/7/19 Reese Erlich on Turkey, Syria, and Egypt
Scott interviews Reese Erlich about the situation in Turkey, where the government is beginning to carry out a plan to get rid of the country's Kurdish population in a kind of soft genocide that consists mostly in displacing native Kurds with Syrian refugees. Scott and...
News Roundup 10/8/19
US News The federal deficit for this year is $984 billion. [Link] The Pentagon extends the deployment of 1,000 Texas National Guard troops on the southern border until November 15th. [Link] The State Department approved $68 billion in weapon sales in 2019. [Link] The...
New York Times: Oh No! Saudi and Iran Are Talking!
War By Other Means
Syria's economic struggle. Syria’s hopes for recovery remain frustrated by the country’s shift from armed conflict to economic struggle. Secure in its military victory, Damascus now faces an uphill battle for economic survival. A hollowed-out state increasingly...
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