On COI #821, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest news from Israel and Ukraine.

I discuss the thumbnail sketches of US military failure since the end of WWI and try to elucidate some of the reasons for the failure and the existential threat this cavalcade of calamities is to 21st century America if the ship of state doesn’t reverse course.

This a a dangerous time for America to continue its bad habits of wars of choice and allowing its intelligence organizations and their cutout mischief-makers to poke the bear and create black swan events out of whole cloth.

America boasts a magnificent 20th century war machine not fit for purpose for 21st century peer warfare.

The crossroads is chock-full of landmines.

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Strategy and History: Essays on Theory and Practice

Fighting Talk: Forty Maxims on War, Peace, and Strategy

William Lind Maneuver Warfare Handbook

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Michael Weiner Legacy of Ashes: History of the CIA

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Scott brings Daniel Davis back on the show for an update on where things stand in Ukraine right now.

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Daniel Davis did multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan during his time in the army. He is a Senior Fellow at Defense Priorities and is the author of the reports “Dereliction of Duty II: Senior Military Leaders’ Loss of Integrity Wounds Afghan War Effort” and “Go Big or Go Deep: An Analysis of Strategy Options on Afghanistan.” Find him on Twitter @DanielLDavis1and subscribe to his YouTube Channel.

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The intertwining of military aid, global alliances, and political positioning takes center stage as Dave DeCamp, news editor at AntiWar.com, joins Kyle Anzalone to unpack the most pressing foreign policy developments happening beneath mainstream headlines.

Trump’s campaign promise to end the Ukraine war “within a day” has given way to a more complex reality. DeCamp reveals how the administration is now facilitating a massive $10 billion weapons transfer to Ukraine through NATO allies, effectively continuing Biden-era policies while framing it as making Europe “pay their fair share.” This approach raises critical questions about Pentagon stockpile depletion and whether enough munitions exist regardless of who funds them.

On COI #819, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest news from Ukraine and the Middle East.

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Scott brought Dan McKnight back on the show to discuss the ongoing effort to pass Defend The Guard bills in state legislatures across the country. McKnight explains what the legislation is, gives an update on where progress is being made in different states and details the increasingly desperate moves the Defense Department has been making to stop it.

Discussed on the show:

Dan McKnight is the founder and Chairman of Idahoans to Bring Our Troops Home. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, three years active duty with the U.S. Army and ten years with the Idaho Army National Guard, including a one-year deployment to Afghanistan in 2006.

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Donald Trump campaigned on ending America’s “forever wars,” but six months into his presidency, he finds himself deepening U.S. involvement in conflicts he promised to resolve. This riveting conversation with foreign policy expert James Carden pulls back the curtain on how quickly Trump’s administration has embraced the very hawkish positions he once criticized.

When asked about sending more weapons to Ukraine recently, Trump declared, “We’re going to send some more weapons. We have to.” This marks a dramatic shift from his campaign pledges and raises serious questions about America’s dwindling stockpile of critical defense systems like Patriot missiles. The Pentagon has warned we possess only 25% of what’s needed for our own defense, yet more are heading to Ukraine.

Why the reversal? As Carden explains, “Personnel is policy.” By appointing hawks like Marco Rubio to lead both the State Department and serve as National Security Advisor, Trump has surrounded himself with advisors pushing for continued military engagement. Those advocating restraint, like Pentagon official Elbridge Colby, find themselves marginalized within an administration increasingly dominated by conventional foreign policy thinking.

The situation in Gaza presents an equally troubling picture. Netanyahu has made three visits to Washington since Trump took office, proudly declaring “unmatched coordination” between the leaders while vowing to “finish the job in Gaza.” Meanwhile, figures like Ron Dermer, described by Carden as effectively “an Israeli agent,” maintain extraordinary access to the White House, ensuring American policy remains aligned with Israeli interests regardless of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding.

Perhaps most chilling was Trump’s comparison of his bombing of Iran to Harry Truman’s nuclear attacks on Japan – a revealing connection to the president who ushered in America’s national security state and decades of Cold War policy. This conversation exposes the powerful continuity in American foreign policy across administrations and the immense difficulty of changing course, even for a president who explicitly promised to do so.

What happens when a president campaigning on peace finds himself pulled into the same imperial mindset as his predecessors? Listen to understand the forces shaping America’s role in today’s most dangerous conflicts.

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