{"id":16393,"date":"2021-09-02T20:36:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T00:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=16393"},"modified":"2021-09-02T20:36:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T00:36:48","slug":"talking-afghan-debacles-on-parallax-views-podcast-mp3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/02\/talking-afghan-debacles-on-parallax-views-podcast-mp3\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Afghan Debacles on Parallax Views Podcast MP3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back on the <a href=\"https:\/\/parallaxviews.podbean.com\/e\/jbovard2\/\">Parallax Views podcast<\/a> to talk foreign policy and D.C. depravity with <strong>J.G. Michael<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16393-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ParallaxViewsJBovard2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ParallaxViewsJBovard2.mp3\">https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ParallaxViewsJBovard2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here is his summary of our hour-long conversation:<\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbcdn1.podbean.com\/imglogo\/ep-logo\/pbblog2863195\/afghanistanblunder.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<h2><a title=\"Permanent Link to The Afghanistan Blunder Boogie and D.C. Arrogance w\/ Jim Bovard\" href=\"https:\/\/parallaxviews.podbean.com\/e\/jbovard2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Afghanistan Blunder Boogie and D.C. Arrogance w\/ Jim Bovard<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"date\"><span class=\"day\">September 1, 2021<\/span><\/div>\n<p>On this edition of Parallax Views, U.S. military forces have left Afghanistan after 20 years. But the D.C. foreign policy Blob&#8217;s arrogance is still going strong, as figures like Max Boot, Leon Panetta, and H.R. McMaster. Our guest on this edition, libertarian gadfly James Bovaird, has a personal experience he&#8217;s decided to share with us about this kind of hubris that he details in his article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2021\/08\/27\/washington-arrogance-is-incurable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Washington Arrogance is Incurable&#8221;<\/a>. Jim recounts a telling conversation he had with a &#8220;good Washingtonian&#8221; that took issue with Jim&#8217;s questioning of U.S. foreign policy. Meanwhile, Jim recounts seeing wounded soldiers returning from the Forever Wars that very same day.<\/p>\n<p>From there we delve into a number of different topics related to the foreign policy establishment and the Forever Wars like those waged in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the War on Terror. We discuss the responsibility and complicity of President George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and, yes, even Joe Biden in regards to these conflicts. Additionally, Jim gives his opinion on the U.S. exit from Afghanistan and how it was handled poorly in his mind. Nonetheless, Jim also expresses that he believes the withdrawal needed to happen. We also delve into the issue of women&#8217;s and girl&#8217;s rights in Afghanistan and Jim relates a telling fact about Karzai, who was in power after the U.S. beat back the Taliban in Afghanistan, and how a certain law he signed was anything but a promotion of women&#8217;s rights. 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Bush, Jim&#8217;s book The Bush Betrayal, the worldwide torture regime, the question of U.S. credibility, sanctions, the economic strangulation of Syria, understanding the fact on the ground on these wars, the smugness of our foreign policy elites, the massive amounts of money that go into D.C. think tanks, and more!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back on the Parallax Views podcast to talk foreign policy and D.C. depravity with J.G. Michael. Here is his summary of our hour-long conversation: The Afghanistan Blunder Boogie and D.C. Arrogance w\/ Jim Bovard September 1, 2021 On this edition of Parallax Views, U.S. military forces have left Afghanistan after 20 years. But the D.C. 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