The Trump administration released a new counter-terrorism strategy. [Link] New Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh has a poor record on national security and war-making powers. [Link] Several US allies have considered buying the S-400 missile system from Russia. [Link]...
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Most Americans would support withdrawal from Afghanistan
With the war in Afghanistan now overtaking the Vietnam War as the longest conflict in America’s history, a new YouGov survey reveals that the majority of Americans would support drawing US involvement to a close and bringing the troops back home. The results show that...
10/3/18 Gareth Porter on Trump and the American Empire
Gareth Porter is interviewed on his article for Truthdig, "Can Trump Take Down the American Empire?" Porter talks about revelations in the Bob Woodward book "Fear", about the Trump presidency, and how they may pertain to the American Empire. Porter also talks about...
News Roundup 10/5/18
Trump is expected to sign the FAA Reauthorization bill on Friday. [Link] In a letter to Senator Kaine, the Pentagon claims to have the authority to conduct near limitless military actions. [Link] The US pulls out of international agreements to avoid being subject to...
FPF #255 – The Weekly Standard’s Horrific FP
On FPF #255, I discuss two articles by The Weekly Standard Editorial Board. The first article calls for the US to return to the Bush Doctrine. The editors believe that the US needs to very hawkish policy with Iran. The second article celebrates Trump's reversal on his...
10/3/18 William Hartung on Trump’s Space Force
William Hartung joins the show to give his views on President Trump's proposed Space Force. He explains that American satellites are in fact vulnerable to attack by foreign powers, but that a space force is a highly impracticable approach to protecting them, and one...
News Roundup 10/4/18
Patrick Cockburn: With ISIS Defeated, Trump is now Targeting Iran The UN high court rules the US must lift some sanctions against Iran. In response, the US withdrew from a 1955 treaty with Iran. The US claims that leaving the treaty invalidates the court's ruling....
10/3/18 Daniel Lazare on America’s Drug War
Daniel Lazare joins Scott to talk about his recent article in for the American Conservative Magazine about the war on drugs. He explains many of the practical reasons to end the war, demonstrated by America's own history. For instance, alcohol prohibition tended to...
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