Tommy and Ben talk about the drone strike by an Iranian-backed group on a US base in Jordan that killed three US service members, the pressure on Biden to retaliate against Iran directly, and the muddled politics of war. They also cover allegations that UN employees in Gaza participated in the October 7th Hamas attack, the International Court of Justice’s ruling about genocide charges against Israel, and Nancy Pelosi’s odd criticism of activists calling for a ceasefire. They also discuss NATO member fears about Russia, Trump floating major tariffs on China, a Kenyan court blocking the deployment of police to Haiti, and French farmers laying siege to Paris. Then, Tommy speaks with Ali Vaez, Iran Project Director at the International Crisis Group, about Iranian proxy groups, why Iran funds them, and the US conventional wisdom that Iran can only be deterred through military action.
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Bye Bye Bolton
Don’t look back in Brexit
What Worldos wanna know (Mailbag episode!)
Massive, global problems and the idiots trying to solve them
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Stopping domestic terrorism
Paging Moscow Mitch McConnell
A$AP Trumpy
Pour one out for the Iran deal
Ivanka the diplomat
Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
Iran and a hard place
Trump’s torched credibility on Iran
Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s foreign policy speech
A Kingdom United against Trump
Low IQ President visits Japan
Fox News loves war crimes
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