This week, we take a look at a new report on Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health care from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, then discuss a story about Senator Tom Cotton and his war mongering policies along with a breakdown of President Trump's recent comments on the Iranian protests.

01:00 - National Academies’ report on evaluation of VA mental health care

07:15 - People Danny (and Henri) hate - Sen. Tom Cotton

16:55 - Army pays $4m to families of victims killed by extremist soldiers at Fort Lewis

20:55 - The recent Iranian protests

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FOH is hosted, written, and produced by Chris 'Henri' Henrikson and Danny Sjursen

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VA Provides Mental Health Care to Veterans of Recent Iraq and Afghanistan Wars of Comparable or Superior Quality to Other Providers, Yet Substantial Unmet Need Remains

National Interest - The Cotton Doctrine: More wars, less security - Christopher A. Preble

Seattle Times - Army pays 4 million to families of victims killed by extremist soldiers - Mike Carter

National Interest - Epistemology, Rhetoric, and the Iranian Protests - Paul Pillar

Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.