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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‘Blowback’ and the Frustrating Necessity of Rebutting David French
David French is one of my least favorite people on Twitter. Former Major in the US Army, Iraq War vet and columnist for National Review, French spends his day's online hand-wringing about the need for "realism" in foreign policy, ergo an enormous military, all to keep...
12/21/18 Neta Crawford on the Costs of America’s Post-9/11 Wars
Neta Crawford discusses her work on the Costs of War project, which tries to assess the costs, in both lives and dollars, of America's wars in the Middle East. The project has estimated the 500 thousand have been killed due to combat, which includes American soldiers,...
News Roundup 12/28/18
Fentanyl is used in half of opioid deaths. [Link] A Mississippi sheriff was arrested for embezzlement, having sex with inmates, and threatening his employees. [Link] Police force doctors to perform a non consensual anal exam on a man they suspected of having drugs....
FPF #290 – The Empire is Up & Running
On FPF #290, I explain that the US Empire is operating as usual even though the mainstream media is focused on the shutdown. The US continues to slow the Korean Peace Process with sanctions. Defense Secretary James Mattis will be out on January 1st and weapon makers...
12/21/18 Daniel Davis on Pulling Troops out of Syria and Afghanistan
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis joins the show to discuss President Trump's announcements that he wants to pull troops out of both Syria and Afghanistan. Davis is pleased with this news, and addresses the common but unfounded concern that if America pulls out...
12/21/18 Doug Bandow on Syria, Afghanistan, Cuba, and China
Doug Bandow joins the show to talk about all four of his recent articles, covering China, Cuba, Yemen, and Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan. The entire foreign policy establishment is melting down over the announcement, but Bandow says...
News Roundup 12/27/18
Former Bush Administration officials are joining Trump’s White House. [Link] Five people were killed in a helicopter crash in Mexico. A husband and wife with powerful political influence were killed. [Link] The UK sends a warship to the Black Sea in support of...
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