Big Questions with Cal Fussman

General Geoffrey Lambert: On Being Prepared

Sep 14, 2021

01:00:13

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Are We Back on Square One?

02:14

The Taliban and the Muja Hadden

03:22

Are There Any Lessons to Come Out of This?

02:41

Introduction

3min

General Lambert, a Retired Major General

2min

How Did It All Start?

4min

Reconstruction in the Civil War, Is This Just Not Baked Into the System?

6min

It's Their Culture That Wins

2min

We've Never Lost a War

4min

The Solution, if You Had a Vision, You'd Know What You Want

3min

Is It the Military Job?

2min

We're Gong to Let These People Start Leadingk, but What's Happened?

2min

10.

I'm in a House to Rest Right Now

2min

11.

The Taliban and the Muja Hadden

3min

12.

Why Is the Military Still Here?

4min

13.

We're Going to Negotiate Like the North Fames Did

2min

14.

Are There Any Lessons to Come Out of This?

3min

15.

Are We Back on Square One?

2min

16.

Is There a Silvered Sunami Coming?

2min

17.

What Happened to the Middle?

2min

18.

Is There a Third Party in the House of Representatives?

2min

19.

I'm Hopeing for Some Vision

2min

20.

The Revolt of the Public

2min

21.

The Rational Actor Model

2min

22.

The Wheelchairs Got a Fit Through the Bathroom Doors

3min

Cal asks the retired general of the U.S. Army why the U.S. can’t seem to plan ahead in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan after 20 years and trillions of dollars of U.S. assistance. This conversation has so many sound bites it would be a treasure trove for any news outlet. But Cal instead finds inspiration and motivation in the general’s thoughts as he sets off on a mission to reshape healthcare.