Ned May, John Dietrich. Diana West guest hosts

Guest host DIANA WEST, author of "American Betrayal," begins the show with a monologue that goes deep into the nuances of what it means to lack a winning strategy in Afghanistan.

JOHN DIETRICH highlights some of the most interesting finding of his new book, "The Morgenthau Plan: Soviet Influence on American Postwar Policy."

NED MAY, co-proprietor of the Gates of Vienna blog, discusses the political climate of the European Union and dissects the key political shifts.

DIANA WEST examines in a final monologue why communism does not have the same negative connotations that Nazism does.