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Matt Taibbi v. Bret Stephens on American Power

Honestly with Bari Weiss

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The Importance of the United States in the Middle East

i'm sure a lot of people listening to this podcass say, well, it's all very well and good to argue about what we can do for other peopleu. We should remember that a number of these interventions have saved millions of people from atrocious despotism. One of the reasons, i think, that a posture that occasionally, occasionally favors american intervention is that Americans themselves are better off when the united states maintains a reputation as a reliable ally and as a fearsome enemy. As the late donald rumsfeld liked to say, weakness is provocative.

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