For the third time since Friday, Israel has launched missile attacks against the Syrian capital of Damascus. There had been a brief period without attacks, now Israel seems to be re escalating, though as usual they are providing no reason for it.
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News Roundup 12/27/21
Covid Massachusetts halts all elective procedures. [Link] The USS Milwaukee will remain in Cuba after several sailors tested positive for Covid. [Link] USAID is running out of money to distribute covid vaccinations. [Link] The US donates 1.5 million vaccine doses to...
Turkey Looks to Draw NATO Allies into Its Fight in Syria
On FPF #460, I discuss the chaotic and dangerous situation unfolding in Idlib, Syria. Turkey is backing the al-Qaeda linked rebels who remain in opposition to the Syrian government. The Syrian Army - along with its Russian ally - are attempting to retake the Idlib...
Trump: US May Have to Go to War With Iran Soon
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, President Trump bragged about his efforts to try to get the US “out of wars,” then warned that “we may have to get in wars, too. OK?“ Trump continued on talking about how ready the US is for a war with Iran, and how...
The Syrian War Drags On
On FPF #374, I discuss the Syrian War. The war crawls on as regional and global powers via to assert their influence in Syria. I update the ongoing battles in Syria and the geopolitical conflicts prolonging the war. The UK recently seized an Iranian oil tanker and...
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...
FPF #265 – Invaders at the Southern Border?
On FPF #265, I discuss President Trump deploying troops to the southern border to assist in preventing migrants from entering the US. I explain why it is a mistake to treat the migrants as invaders. I update the Syrian War. The American mission in continues to kill...
6/22/18 Anna Diaken on the American Enemy Combatant in Syria
Anna Diaken, from the National Security Project at the ACLU, is on the show to talk about the American and Saudi dual national detained after being captured in Syria. The US Military is set to release him back into the Syrian warzone, and the ACLU is challenging this...
FPF #174 – The Syrian War Goes On
On FPF #174, I update the Syrian Civil War. The Syrian Civil War recently passed its 7th year but remains exceptionally complex. Assad has liberated Damascus from most al-Qaeda linked factions. Turkey has conquered the Afrin District from the Syrian Kurds and now...
Keeping Up With the Syrian War
A guest poster at Patrick Lang's blog has a summary of recent events and military positions.
American Foreign Policy is a Trainwreck
Over the last several years, figuring out whose side America is fighting on in both Iraq and Syria has not always been easy, but in recent weeks that task has become impossible. Instead of hedging bets on a prospective victor in the conflicts raging in either country,...
1/29/17 Gareth Porter on the think tanks pushing Trump to escalate the Syrian war
Gareth Porter, an independent journalist and historian, discusses the coalition of pro-intervention US think tanks trying to sell the Trump administration on a more muscular anti-Assad policy in Syria - a policy that has been repackaged from the previous version...
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