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US Bases in Iraq and Paul Bremer's Imperialism
from Depths of Self-Deception · #30
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
1 minDiscussion of the US maintaining massive bases in Iraq despite claims of withdrawal, and the optics of Paul Bremer's colonial-style occupation administration.
- 51:56Twitter's all Trump is a fascist thug, but the left has no coherent foreign policy — no nation, no borders, no deportation
- 52:18Obama would subterfuge and hide his actions; Trump doesn't care what Americans think, which is what's scary about him
- 52:36Obama stayed on brand as the beacon of hope; Trump ran on realpolitik and admitted the system is deeply corrupt and rotten
- 53:01Tim credits Trump for at least being honest that everybody's getting fucked in the system