Matthew Hoh talks about Trump's move to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan, something Hoh hoped President Obama would do instead of sending even more troops into Iraq. Hoh explains the difficulties of "winning" any kind of war in Afghanistan. The main problem...
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FPF #293 – Trump Wavers on Syria
On FPF #293, I discuss Trump seeming to waver on his decision for a rapid withdraw of US troops from Syria. CNN reports a Pentagon official says the US troop withdraw from Syria will take 120 days. I cover what we know about the arrest of US citizen Paul Whelan in...
News Roundup 1/3/19
The Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White resigns. [Link] A Mexican mayor was murdered just after being sworn into office. [Link] US citizen Paul Whelan has been arrested in Russia and accused of spying. Whelan is a former Marine. Mike Pompeo has called for Russia to...
William Arkin Quits NBC Over Their War Mongering
Bill isn't always right, but like 95% or something at least. Read his great "goodbye letter" here. For me I realized how out of step I was when I looked at Trump’s various bumbling intuitions: his desire to improve relations with Russia, to denuclearize North Korea,...
FPF #292 – Best of Trump 2018 guest Will Porter
On FPF #292, Will Porter returns to discuss Trump's best foreign policy decisions of 2018. Trump met with North Koren leader Kim Jong-un. He ordered the withdraw of US forces from Syria. The president is reported to be planning the withdraw of US troops from...
News Roundup 1/2/19
San Bernadino County will pay $390,000 to seven kids who were arrested by a police officer to ‘teach them a lesson.’ [Link] The NYPD used drones to monitor crowd on New Year’s Eve. [Link] Ted Galen Carpenter explains how NATO partisans started a new Cold War. [Link]...
News Roundup 12/31/18
Rep Massie, assisted by Rep Amash, is forcing recorded votes on all bills. [Link] The ACLU is suing American spy agencies for information on their data collection programs. [Link] 50,000 vets file a class action lawsuit to change their less than honorable discharge....
Syrian Army Deploys to Manbij in New Alliance With Kurds
With Turkey’s imminent invasion of Kurdish territory in northeastern Syria expected to begin any day, the Kurdish YPG has quickly secured a new alliance with the Syrian government. Within short order, the Syrian Army has arrived in the city of Manibj, on the Euphrates...
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