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This week marked the one year anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel and a year since the war started. Since then the war has taken a number of turns that none of us could have foreseen before it started. What does the next year have in store for the conflict? Doc, Harpo and their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss.

Iran has launched hundreds of ballistic missiles into Israel in response to Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon. While many of the missiles were intercepted by Israel's iron dome, some made it through. What does this mean for the war in Israel? Doc, Harpo and their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss.

This week saw Israel expanding its war north into Lebanon. It conducted airstrikes against Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon but mostly centered in the south. What does this mean for the ongoing conflict in the region? Doc, Harpo and their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss that along with recent developments in Ukraine.

This week Israel launched a covert attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon by placing explosive devices in the terrorist organization's pagers. What does this mean for the war in Israel? Doc, Harpo and their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss.

The past two weeks have seen terrible civilian casualties in both Ukraine and Israel/Palestine. In Gaza, six Israeli hostages were found killed by Hamas. This sparked widespread popular protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu which could imperil his government. In Ukraine, Russian missile strikes on a military academy and a hospital led to a shocking series of civilian deaths. What does it all mean for the conflicts? Doc, Harpo and their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss.

Over the past two weeks Ukraine has pushed deeper into Russian territory and upended the state of the war. Doc and his friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss Ukraine's possible strategy and what they hope to gain from it. They also dip into the war in Israel/Palestine and discuss the rise in nuclear tensions among the US, China and Russia.

This week Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia. This is a humiliating development for Russian president Vladimir Putin but what else does it mean for the war? Doc and Harpo discuss along with a quick dive into the presidential election.

Over the past two momentous weeks, the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump and the withdrawal of President Biden from the race have upended US politics. Doc, Harpo and their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell initially set out to discuss how these events might affect the wars in Ukraine and Israel/Palestine but they instead get involved in domestic issues.

The US Presidential election is four months away. After President Biden's dismal debate last week it's time to start thinking about what a second Trump administration would mean for the wars in Ukraine and Israel/Palestine. Harpo is out this week so Doc and his good friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss.

The war in Ukraine has been relatively quiet over the last few weeks. In the other major world conflict that we've been covering, Israel's Supreme Court just ruled that orthodox Jewish Israelis are eligible for the draft. What will that mean for the war? What would it take for the US to institute a draft? Doc, Harpo and their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss.