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...
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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...
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...
Elites United in Panic Over Syria Pullout, Afghanistan Drawdown
Open-ended war continuation has so much momentum in the US that President Trump’s announced pullout from Syria shocked the nation. Followed up the same week with a drawdown from Afghanistan, the mainstream is now completely apoplectic. On the left and right, comfort...
12/21/18 Aaron Maté on the ‘Russiagate’ Truthers
Aaron Maté talks about the latest with the Russian collusion investigation, which he looks at skeptically. He observes that the aim of the investigation does not seem to be to get to the truth, but rather to scare people, which generates clicks and views for the media...
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...
FPF #288 – More Good News
On FPF #288, I focus on the good news. I discuss the reasons for Trump's decision to leave Syria. Trump has ordered the Pentagon to make plans to withdraw 7,000 US troops from Syria. These moves caused Secretary of State Mattis to resign. Link Tom Woods Show - Scott...
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