J.D. Vance sometimes talks like a non-interventionist, but most of his foreign policy positions don’t match his rhetoric. The other day, he was talking about foreign conflicts and he said, “Sometimes, it is just none of our business and we ought to stay out of it.” That is a reasonable and defensible position, and I agree with it, but that can’t be squared with Vance’s own support for the war in Gaza and his calls for Israel to “finish the job.” If ever there were a time for the U.S. to “stay out of it,” it is when a U.S. client is waging a monstrous war that kills tens of thousands of civilians while they also create a man-made famine.
Calls to Boycott Netanyahu Speech Grow as Israeli PM Heads to DC
Pressure is mounting on U.S. lawmakers to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled address to Congress later this week, as a newly formed coalition of civil society groups announced a protest against the far-right leader – whose policies and actions in Gaza are on trial for genocide at the World Court.
As Netanyahu “brings to Congress his message of extending and expanding the devastating war in Gaza, neglecting the safety of Israeli hostages, and ensuring impunity for the actions of his government, an alternative message must be heard,” the new coalition said in a statement Monday. “To amplify a message of safety, freedom, just peace, collective liberation, and human rights for ALL Palestinians and Israelis, nine diverse groups have come together to form the Peace and Justice Protest Bloc.”
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Conflicts of Interest: In the Crosshairs of the US, Syria and Iran Build Ties with Other Nations
On COI #641, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss the conflicts raging in the Middle East.
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Conflicts of Interest: On the March to Nuclear War
On COI #640, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest news.
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The High Price of Becoming History
According to Reuters, in recent months the pace of mobilization in Ukraine has doubled. More than two years after the start of the war, the defending state still fails to recruit enough soldiers to even stabilize and hold the front line, let alone to advance. At the same time, as the local media suggest, it’s becoming more and more difficult for recruiters to fulfill their tasks. The population is not only tired of the fighting, but also losing faith in the possibility of winning the conflict. Citizens who have not yet been mobilized are looking for an opportunity to avoid conscription or even leave the country. Local newspapers report every week about new detentions at the border, corruption scandals and the tragic consequences of Ukrainians’ attempts to cross the Tisza River. According to the latest data, the raging river has already claimed several dozen human lives.
Conflicts of Interest: Will Trump Take a New Approach to Foreign Policy In His Second Term? Guest Dave DeCamp
Dave DeCamp joins Kyle Anzalone to discuss who Trump may put in his second cabinet.
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