54: Afghanistan
Rethinking Politics
English - August 20, 2021 01:57 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBGovernment News Politics Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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After 20 years of direct U.S. military involvement, it only took days for the Taliban to take over Afghanistan. And as both Americans and Afghans struggle to flee Kabul, many in the American Media have condemned Biden for causing this whole mess. But like most things the answer is not so simple. Brad and Dan attempt to make sense of what happened and see if we can start to glean any lessons from this tragedy.
Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin Macleod
Photo: Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times