‘Reign of Terror’ with Spencer Ackerman
The Lawfare Podcast
00:00
The Transition Is Dangerous Time, and It Depends on a Counter Factule
The way that this war has been fought has certainly not succeeded in tamping down threats abroad. Obama is stuck in whatever year it was, two thousand nine, i think and he's making slow progress on some dimensions of narrowing or slowing down the war. We have to remember that from the start of the war on terror, the main political figures around, george w bush, carrove in particular, recognizes that this is an engine of tremendous political opportunity That allows you to both seize and maintain power.
Play episode from 34:02
Transcript
