Antiwar News With Dave DeCamp 12/9/25: Antiwar.com Turns 30, NDAA Will Give Trump $1 Trillion Military Budget, IDF Spying on US, and More
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Dec 9, 2025 A celebration of Antiwar.com's 30th anniversary highlights its history of opposing US interventions. Discussions include the alarming $1 trillion military budget from the NDAA, troop limits, and sanctions against Syria. The podcast reveals spy allegations involving the IDF at a US monitoring base and health crises in Gaza. Tensions rise with Netanyahu's meetings with Trump, while Ben-Gvir sparks controversy with provocative statements. The UAE's militia activities in Yemen and Zelensky's peace talks with Europe add to the geopolitical complexities.
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Thirty Years Of Antiwar.com
- Dave DeCamp recounts Antiwar.com's 30-year history and founders Eric Garris and Justin Raimondo.
- He describes the site as a single-issue, reader-funded project that became a key resource for antiwar organizing.
NDAA Pushes Military Spending Past $1T
- The 2026 NDAA plus earlier supplemental spending pushes U.S. military funding over $1 trillion.
- Dave DeCamp highlights this as an unprecedented formal military budget achievement for the Trump administration.
NDAA Packs Policy Riders And Limits Drawdowns
- The reconciled NDAA includes provisions to block presidential troop drawdowns in Europe and South Korea.
- It also lifts Syria's Caesar Act sanctions and embeds many policy riders across its 3,000+ pages.