Reflections on Military Interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan

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(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Shawn Ryan is a former Navy SEAL, CIA GRS Spy, and current acclaimed podcast host. After 15 years in the SEALs and CIA, Shawn started the Shawn Ryan Show Podcast which is currently a Top-10 podcast in the country.

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0:00 - Rob O’Neill (Bin Laden Mission Navy SEAL); Shawn’s backstory w/ the show

8:54 - Erik Prince & The Blackwater 4 (Nisour Square Mass@cre)

13:59 - How does Shawn feel about the gov?; Washington DC is messy

18:36 - The division problem; 80-20 rule in mass media

24:57 - The Eddie Gallagher Navy SEAL Case

31:07 - The Gaming Generation & Navy SEALS; Military “Social Influencers”

36:22 - What War looks like today; CIA Spy Andrew Bustamante

39:57 - China; The Chinese Spy Balloon; Power Grid Weakness; Lithium in Afghanistan

45:26 - The Media on China; Peter Zeihan; CCP in Africa

51:54 - China & our power grid; Andy Greenberg’s hacker reporting; “Society is fragile”

59:23 - The advantages China has over US; Devaluation of US Dollar

1:03:30 - Mexican Cartels & CIA

1:09:01 - Julian tells story of last time he saw Biden

1:15:20 - US building energy field around country?

1:17:04 - How Shawn joined CIA

1:21:45 - Diff between Navy SEALs and CIA; Shawn’s rotations for Agency

1:28:48 - CIA communication in field

1:32:13 - Shawn’s CIA Training

1:36:10 - Shawn explains CIA Spy Tradecraft & Surveillance 

1:44:01 - No diplomatic immunity in CIA; CIA Spy Covers

1:48:15 - When Shawn got made (and shot at)

1:50:56 - CIA Safe Houses

1:53:33 - Shawn’s spy strategy in first 2 weeks of new location

2:01:15 - The culture at CIA

2:10:55 - The CIA’s relationship with civilians

2:19:08 - Shawn’s rise through the NAVY SEALs

2:26:10 - How SEALs Team numbers work; Navy SEALs Specialties

2:31:43 - Shawn’s British MI6 Spy Training; Shawn goes to Afghanistan & Iraq

2:36:41 - Shawn gives opinion on Iraq War; US are world’s police?

2:43:40 - Afghanistan War; Halliburton in Iraq

2:47:32 - The op tempo in Iraq; Shawn tells stories of missions in Iraq

2:53:47 - What would Shawn have done if he was in charge of Iraq War?

2:56:32 - Why Shawn left Navy SEALs; Anti-Piracy & Captain Phillips

3:00:35 - Why military guys “want” to be in warzones

3:04:07 - Shawn’s experience with PT Ess after the war; Purpose Crisis

3:10:37 - The Veteran health crisis in America

3:12:40 - The vet epidemic going on right now; Shawn remembers lost friends

3:16:45 - Shawn reveals his personal struggle & tells story of his closest call

3:22:49 - Shawn’s holy experience in Mexico; Its benefits for everybody

3:29:04 - Next steps for Shawn Ryan Show

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Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 148 - Shawn Ryan

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