'BradCast' 10/17/2019 (Syria Madness, Trump''Meltdown' and a Fallen Giant)

On today's 'BradCast': Devastating news of the untimely passing of 68-year old Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, whose extraordinary 23-year legacy has left an indelible mark on the nation and our ongoing fight for democracy and equal justice for all. Chaos continues to unfold in the Middle East following Trump's greenlight for Turkey to invade Northern Syria to attack former US-allied Kurds, with Russia emerging as the new power-broker in the Middle East, and an incredibly bizarre threat letter sent by Trump to Turkish President Erdogan. Vice President Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo strike a supposed "deal" with Turkey to clean up Trump's mess, that includes a short-term cease-fire to allow the Kurds and U.S. troops to retreat while giving Turkey everything that it had sought on the Turkish/Syrian border, along with the US promising to lift sanctions against its NATO ally. Trump's own former special envoy in the fight to defeat ISIS calls the new U.S. policy dangerous and "totally incoherent." A former FBI official warns that Trump is "spiraling down into a dangerous posture" and is now "incredibly vulnerable" to foreign manipulation. Congress overwhelmingly passes a bipartisan resolution condemning Trump's actions. New details emerged from a contentious meeting in which Trump had what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described as a "meltdown" after she charged that "all roads lead to Putin" with him. Plus Desi Doyen joins us for the latest 'Green News Report' with coverage of the moderators' failure to ask any questions on climate change at the recent 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate in Ohio, and California's latest moves to block Trump's fossil fuel expansion schemes, and more...