Or maybe she's evil and so people hate her. Actions have consequences, and whether we’re in Syria or not, the people who want to harm us are there & at war. Isolationism is weakness. Empowering ISIS is dangerous. Playing into Russia & Iran’s hands is foolish....
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News Roundup 12/26/18
The 800 page Farm Bill Trump recently signed is filled with trash. The bill includes a rule that prevents the House from voting on a bill to end the War in Yemen and several new farm subsidies. [Link] Trump Tweets Patrick Shanahan will be acting Defense Secretary...
Troops Out of Syria and Afghanistan? That’s a Good Start!
We all had a big shock this week when, seemingly out of the blue, President Trump announced that he was removing US troops from Syria and would draw down half of the remaining US troops in Afghanistan. The president told us the troops were in Syria to fight ISIS and...
News Roundup 12/24/18
Trump will replace Mattis as Secretary of Defense on January 1. When Trump announced Mattis’ resignation, Mattis was to step down at the end of February. [Link] The US charges two Chinese men for hacking. [Link] South Korea is requesting that 2019 US/SK military...
12/19/18 Michael Klare: the Catastrophic Consequences of Nuclear AI
Michael Klare joins Scott to talk about his recent article, “Alexa, Launch Our Nukes!”, about the dangers of a future where our weapons systems are controlled by artificial intelligence—indeed they already are to an ever greater extent. Computers of course have a big...
FPF #287 – Trump Declares Victory Over ISIS guest Will Porter
On FPF #287, Will Porter joins the show to discuss Trump's announcement that the US has defeated ISIS. Trump will also be withdrawing all US troops from Syria. Trump's decision came as a surprise. Will and Kyle give analysis on the reaction to the withdraw and how it...
News Roundup 12/20/18
The New York Times exposes Facebook giving tech giants access to users private information. [Link] The Senate passes a criminal justice reform bill. The bill will end the three strikes rule. [Link] A federal judge rules police had no duty to protect children from...
Trump’s Decision to Leave Syria Was No ‘Surprise’
In 1966, in the midst of the Vietnam War, Vermont Senator George Aiken recommended that President Lyndon Johnson simply “declare victory and get out.” While what Aiken actually said was more complex (because the U.S. couldn’t win militarily, he implied, it should stop...
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