Abandoning our allies in Syria

Abandoning our allies in Syria

Tommy and Ben discuss Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Syria and let Turkey begin a military campaign against the Kurds, a key US ally in the fight against ISIS. Then they try to understand why Republicans are only willing to criticize Trump’s Syria policy, explain why the NBA and Chinese government are fighting, and try to understand why Gordon Sondland, the US Ambassador to the European Union, was part of the quid pro quo with Ukraine. Finally they cover the latest on North Korea, Russia and Boris Johnson’s Brexit. Then Washington Post Beirut bureau chief Liz Sly calls in to talk about protests in Iraq and the view from the ground in Syria.


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215: Biden versus Putin

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214: Vaccine diplomacy and Kushner bashing

214: Vaccine diplomacy and Kushner bashing

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213: Oprah upends the British Empire

213: Oprah upends the British Empire

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212: President Biden, Saudi Arabia and human rights

212: President Biden, Saudi Arabia and human rights

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211: Bobi Wine’s fight against a military dictatorship

211: Bobi Wine’s fight against a military dictatorship

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210: Biden confronts the war in Afghanistan

210: Biden confronts the war in Afghanistan

Tommy and Ben talk through Biden’s options in Afghanistan, updates on the coup in Myanmar, censorship in China, the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine in Israel, government transparency in Mexico, LG...

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209: Why Rihanna cares about the farmers' protests in India (and you should too)

209: Why Rihanna cares about the farmers' protests in India (and you should too)

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208: The coup in Myanmar, explained

208: The coup in Myanmar, explained

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