Major Danny Sjursen comes on the show to talk about errors in U.S foreign policy in the Greater Middle East. Major Danny Sjursen is a US Army strategist and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan. He writes regularly for tomdispatch.com and he’s the author of Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge.

Follow him on Twitter @SkepticalVet.

Danny’s Podcast: https://www.fortressonahill.com

Danny’s Memoirs: Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge.

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Come and sit Uncle Kalashnikova's lap and learn the fascinating history of the worlds most famous rifle. Even after seven decades, the AK-47 and remains the most popular and widely used assault rifles in the world because of their reliability and low production cost. They are available in pretty much every geographic region. They are so easy to handle that even a child can use it if they can handle the recoil.

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WARNING - THIS PLANE WILL RIP YOUR HEAD OFF. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the most expensive military project in the history of the United States. However, the error-ridden Fifth-generation fighter has been the subject of much debate. Despite reports of planes falling from they sky and helmets ripping pilots heads off, the F-35 still seems to be in demand.

Today we discuss the pro’s and con’s of the F-35 and take a look at how Lockheed Martin created a military project that is “too big to fail”.

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