The Fifth Column

326 w/ Eli Lake "Afghan Withdrawal, Pandemic Surrender, Daddy Issues"

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Aug 25, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The New Edition of the Podcast
01:32 • 2min
3
Taking One for the Team Is a Damned Sham
03:13 • 2min
4
Covid
04:48 • 2min
5
I'm Glad Ari Melper Is Doing the Good Stuff
06:22 • 2min
6
Jesse Jackson's Best Political Apology of the 20th Century
08:03 • 2min
7
Jesse Jackson - Charge It to My Head, Not to My Heart
09:49 • 2min
8
The Hangover
11:43 • 2min
9
I'm a Zionist Pig, Islamaphobe, Whatever.
13:33 • 2min
10
I Don't Know What You're Talking About.
15:43 • 2min
11
The Cost of the Stalagmatism in Afghanistan
17:13 • 2min
12
The Biden Administration's Response to the Taliban Deal in Afghanistan
19:23 • 2min
13
The US Was Still Advising and Assisting the Afghan Security Forces That Were Attacking the Taliban
21:14 • 2min
14
Afghan Security Forces Run Through the Country Like a Knife Through Butter
22:45 • 3min
15
Afghanistan - The Question You Lies
26:06 • 2min
16
Afghanistan
27:41 • 2min
17
Is That a Sales Job?
29:12 • 2min
18
We're Making a Choice Now to Get Out
31:08 • 2min
19
Is the Taliban Getting More Control?
32:43 • 5min
20
Is the US Military the Bad Thing Prevention Force?
37:18 • 4min
21
The Vietnam Analogy Isn't Quite Right
40:53 • 5min
22
The Myth of the Bloodbath
45:28 • 2min
23
What's Going on in Afghanistan?
47:00 • 2min
24
What Is the Difference Between the Iraq War and Afghanistan War?
49:23 • 2min
25
Do We Need a Strategic Patience for This Kind of Nation Building?
50:59 • 3min
26
The Light Footprint in Vietnam
53:55 • 2min
27
What the United States Can Do in Syria?
55:57 • 2min
28
Trump Is a Genius. He's Making the Paintings.
57:59 • 2min
29
Is America a Better Bet Than China?
01:00:23 • 2min
30
The Biden Administration Is in a Defensive Crouch
01:02:52 • 2min
31
The Biden Administration's Conduct in Afghanistan Is One Dimension of What's Wrong
01:04:40 • 2min
32
What's the Precipitating Event?
01:06:49 • 2min
33
The Big Problem With Afghanistan Was the Scope Crawl
01:08:38 • 2min
34
Is Antifa Really Taking Over Afghanistan?
01:10:09 • 2min
35
The Corruption of Language in This Debate
01:11:43 • 2min
36
Is the Media So Obsessively Pro-War?
01:13:44 • 2min
37
The Media Is Not Always Pro-War
01:15:48 • 2min
38
The Trojan Horse of Hip Hop
01:17:46 • 2min
39
Black Comedy - Black People in Nigeria
01:19:22 • 2min
40
Black Men in Penitentiary?
01:21:09 • 2min
41
Did We Leave Any Stones Unturned on the Afghanistan Stuff?
01:22:39 • 2min
42
The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, a Lot of Democratic Fingerprints on It.
01:24:34 • 2min
43
You Can't Do It. You Cant Do It.
01:26:13 • 3min
44
Don't Get the Fuck Out
01:28:55 • 2min
45
Do You Know What's the Problem With Your Media Coverage?
01:30:49 • 3min
46
Do You Remember the Russian Pipeline Agreement?
01:33:20 • 3min
47
We Only Go to War With Brown People
01:35:54 • 2min
48
I'm Putting It Very Nicely, Michael. I Don't Know Why to People Die
01:38:07 • 3min
49
I've Changed in This Way as Reality Has Goed This Way
01:40:44 • 2min
50
The Long Short War - What Do You Think?
01:42:47 • 2min
51
The Moral Case for the War on Terrorism
01:45:05 • 2min
52
The Military and the President of the United States
01:46:42 • 2min
53
What Is the Instinct After 9-11?
01:48:46 • 2min
54
The Fucking Storm Hits New York City
01:50:50 • 2min
55
What Are We Really Working at With COVID?
01:52:32 • 3min
56
What the Fuck Are We Trying to Achieve?
01:55:09 • 1min
57
Are You Vaccinated and You Don't Die?
01:56:37 • 3min
58
I Don't Wear a Mask, I'm Not a Type One Diabetic.
01:59:13 • 2min
59
You're a Doctor. Why Are You Wearing a Lab Coat?
02:00:45 • 2min