Recently a lawsuit forced the Defense Intelligence Agency to release a 2012 assessment which concluded that US support for Syrian rebels would lead to ISIS victory there and in Ramadi, Iraq. Yet that accurate assessment was ignored. Why?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo2GYQxopbM
Over the last century, Americans willingly (and unwillingly) traded in the "American Dream" and freedom for a corporatist system of "rule by experts" and obedience. It was a very bad trade for the people, and a very good trade for the so-called "experts." Benjamin Franklin said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." He was right.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3urQk0YhI00
President Donald Trump started his European tour with a bang, accusing Germany of hyping the Russian threat to get US protection while sending billions of dollars to Russia for its oil. The Europeans are not amused. Fasten your seat belts!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VcaHTSukko
Defense Secretary James Mattis told Congress yesterday that "we are not winning" in Afghanistan and promised a new strategy by as early as next month. President Trump has given the Pentagon wide leeway on how many troops to send in. Will a "new strategy" finally work? And what does victory look like?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXpE5jcQhM8
Washington is a land of delusions. One side creates delusions about Coronavirus, while the other side creates delusions about the economy. Politicians of all stripes are so desperate to keep their house of cards together that they're putting their faith in Federal Reserve counterfeiting. The era of government omnipotence is ending.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDksIyhvF4I
America was never meant to be an Empire. Liberty and Empire are mutually exclusive. But alas the road of Empire was taken long before any of us were born, and it has been in steady decline for the last 50 years. Empires always end in a melange of moral and financial bankruptcy. America is following this script to the letter.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNshjSFyc2s