Ep. 172 — Afghanistan autopsy: General Miller
Bill is joined again by our most special guest, Long War Journal/Generation Jihad OG and now senior fellow at Just Security Thomas Joscelyn, to unpack another marathon, closed-door HFAC testimony. Thi...
23 Maj 202442min
Ep. 171 — Weekend update: more gasoline poured on dumpster fire
Bill and Joe catch up on the last few days of headlines, including the helicopter crash that killed the Iranian president and foreign minister and whether this will impact Israel’s defensive war in Ga...
20 Maj 202435min
Ep. 170 — An update from the Department of What Could Go Wrong
Bill and Behnam catch up on the latest round of American ambivalence in the face of vessels harassed, allies shot at, and drones dropping from the sky in addition to other headlines related to the Isl...
17 Maj 202449min
Ep. 169 — The Houthi Origin Story
Bill is joined by Long War Journal regular and long-time friend of the show Edmund Fitton-Brown to talk about the Houthis. If you're here, you've heard of them — but how much do you actually know abou...
16 Maj 20241h 18min
Ep. 168 — The U.S.-Israel impasse
Bill and Joe discuss the current low lows of U.S.-Israel relations as Israel prepares to proceed with finishing its stated goal of defeating Hamas without the blessing of its closest ally.
14 Maj 202446min
Ep. 167 — Rafah red lines
Israel’s operation in Rafah officially underway and met with the threat of pausing military aid from the Biden administration. Bill and Behnam discuss the potential consequences and ripple effects.
10 Maj 202446min
Ep, 166 — Bill and Tom's Excellent Debunking
On November 8, 2023, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs conducted a closed-door interview with Zalmay Khalilzad, the Former Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation and master archite...
10 Maj 20241h
Ep. 165 — Israel's boiling point (BONUS: Joe goes to a "protest")
Bill and Joe catch up on top Israel headlines, including this weekend’s attack by Hamas that killed four IDF soldiers and in which the Iron Dome was curiously not activated to intercept the rocket fir...
6 Maj 202444min
