Thank you Al Franken . I'm 72 years old retired disabled UAW member and a veteran. This started with Reagan's election and millions sadly cheering on his trickle down economics. America's 50 years of a race to the bottom continues with DJT election. Volodymyr Zelenskyy's words spoken during Russia's invasion move me to this day. Have a most wonderful day Al Franken
I wish your panel had made a stronger case for NATO. Sure everyone says that article 5 is what creates a deterrence in the alliance. While this is important I think it overlooks another key advantage of NATO membership. NATO over many decades has managed to achieve interoperability between weapons systems, communication systems, tactics & training and so on. So for example this means that munitions, radar systems, tactics and systems for situational awareness, just to name a few can be produced anywhere in the world and then be easily integrated into the military structure of a member country. This is the real threat to an adversary who will find it nearly impossible to knock out NATO capacity to wage war by just crippling one or two countries. It would be extremely reckless to throw all of this away - particularly because it is an accomplishment that was not achieved overnight.
@srb1855 The actual key advantage in joining NATO consists in having your country taken over in the interests of U.S. imperialism. From that point on, all the hard decisions involving war and peace will be managed from Washington. The sense of relief engendered by this simple step is nothing to be sneezed at, nor is the expanding national debt tied to the mandatory purchase of NATO weapons systems in every production cycle. Yes indeed, on the day your country is welcomed under the NATO umbrella, you'll no longer have to ask those hard, useless questions and then make up your own mind. There'll be only one path to follow, and no turning back.
@@rexiioper6920 That is true! Try it in you relationship. Do a test. Tell your partner, "Your the best. I love you so much." vs "Your terrible. Why do you always ... " Good luck!
I'd go with Ukraine after Trump kills support,and then The Constitutional limit on Presidential Powers....for God's sake this guy is now IMMUNE to laws!
yeah that's what happens when ignorance & the hyperaggression caused by it and medieval sociology in RU, causes them to attack the actual europeans/original-slavs near them, aka the Ukrainians. Russians are slavicized finno-ugric ppl who been the way they are acting now for many hundreds of years. Now that the world had developed international law, it's up to us to contain them for the forseeable future. DJT probably doesn't realize this nor the grave and costly risk an overly compromised deal of Ukraine's would be. Europe, the U.K. & the U.S. have a chance next year or two to preserve the century of freedom & relative prosperity that emerged over the past century. This is not a drill, the Ru's are in a steady-mode actually, but they're also vulnerable. They should be engaged with in the south of Ukr to gain Ukr a much better strategic position there for its ports, bcuz otherwise, the ports system will not be secure enough for enough shipping to take place. This is the key element of Ukr's economy for the next 5-10 years, so it's a mission critical element.
Did you know Ukraine doesn't have presidential elections and kidnaps men from the street to force them to kill and be killed? That's slavery. Not democracy. A crime state.
@@under-en6loper a may bbc article, it’s allowed to be delayed because of martial law due to the invasion. But regardless, a fifth of the country is occupied by Russians, seven million or more Ukrainians fled the country, hundreds of thousands of soldiers fighting, and no alternative presidential candidates also make an election infeasible. Funny how this article even mentions Russia pushing narratives about Ukraine not being a democracy due to this, which is also what you’re doing. Are you pro-Russia?
@@under-en6lo The Ukrainian constitution forbids elections during wartime. It's almost as if the authors of the constitution predicted a Russian invasion. Equally, any peace plan/land swap requires a referendum. Kiev is being shelled daily.
@under-en6lo when you have a country in the fight for it's life you may have the opportunity to complain. Until then carry on being the key board warrior.
I think some of these statements are wrong. Everyone is making up their own conclusion but I think they should talk to someone on the ground in Syria or someone in Iran or even Russia.
Because the informati9n space is so easily manipulated there needs to be laws that suspend apps like tik tok within a month or so of elections and condense broadcast media to only those that agree to fairness doctrine regulation
Hey Al, you didnt talk about Director Wray's resignation. Since Wray is resigning anyway could Biden force it earlier, find someone who wont take B.S. from Trump or Gop Congress committees and appoint a new FBI Director- for a ten year term?
Actually Russia had presence in Syria in USSR times. And just please explain how do Assad prisons compare to Abu Ghraib and Guantamo Bay? Just so your listeners can understand.😊
edited by former israeli prison guard Jeffrey Goldberg who admits to finding his (toxic) masculinity by beating up palestinians held hostage; also employs 'wmd' David Frum
Doesn’t tgat show the true power of your fantastic all volunteer military.., that they could sort Iran/ Russia.. probably even china.., even trump n Peter Hecsethic.. as their bone headed “leadership”.., they are literally that good/ that practiced… Ya gota tip your head to them and their officers…👍🦅🇺🇸
I lost all respect for Al Franken after listening to this podcast. Al referred to the genocide in Gaza as "oh that" he and his guest claim that Israel is defending itself and that Israel is the "only democracy in the region" has been debunked many times by experts on genocide, historians, and all human rights organizations. Israel is a racist settler colonial state that uses apartheid to dehumanize and kill innocent Palestinian people. The Israeli regime’s serial aggression is leaving wide swaths of death and destruction across the Middle East, Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza and the world is watching.
Yeah? And who started this war? What exactly do you think justifies butchering civilians in the most despicable manner and exactly how comfortable are you in how you would respond if it happened to you and your loved ones?
@@BigLar56321 When do you think this "war" started? Do you really believe the date was Oct. 7, 2023? Israel has been robbing and killing Palestinians since before the founding of the state.
According to International law the right of self-defense belongs to the Palestinian people not Israel their oppressor. the Nakba when 400 to 600 Palestinian villages destroyed, Village wells were poisoned, homes were looted to prevent Palestinian refugees from returning. As far as how many Israeli that were killed by Hamas on Oct. 7th those numbers still need to be investigated, but Israel has lied about 40 beheaded babies and mass rape and carrying out attacks on their own citizens. Today Israel is carrying out a genocide in Gaza, and in the West Bank settlers are killing Palestinians and forcing hundreds out of their homes since October 7th Israel is the occupying power fighting against a Palestinian uprising.
Ukraine isn't a democracy. Far from it. In democracies there is more than one TV Channel, main political parties and main Christian denominations aren't banned, no mass extrajudicial killings, disappearances and torture, men from 18 to 60 aren't banned from leaving the country, people aren't rounded up in the streets and dragged to their death. Democracies hold elections after all. Well, it's a quote from The Time article. Zelenskyy top advisers say about him: “He deludes himself, ” one of his closest aides tells me in frustration. “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that. It is immovable, verging on the messianic.” According to the Economist Zelenskyy is literally screaming at his generals at this point. One Austrian artist was in a similar state in 1945 . Zelenskyy "achievements" to date: 790,000 Ukrainians are dead, 3x that mangled and crippled for life, half of Ukraine's population is living as refugees scattered all over Europe and Russia right now, they're drafting women because they've run out of men to kidnap off the streets, gyms and public transport. NYT wrote about these mass kidnappings that were happening only in Zelenskyy Ukraine and Hitler's Germany in 1945 in an article ‘People Snatchers’. According to Zelenskyy latest statement only joining NATO or nukes can save his hide. These are lunatic ramblings of a desperate dictator before the imminent collapse of the regime.
Over the last 3 Decades "Ukrainian Elites" have choosen the path of political dysfunction, corruption & money laundering in both government enterprises and private business as well as a total disregard of the well-being of their own citizens...The systematic disintegration of a once hardworking & law abiding society is a lesson to all...
Applebaum demonstrates pure leftist ignorance regarding “Israeli disregard for civilian deaths”. Otherwise the analysis here was unbiased and understands implicitly that Israel is fighting in the most heroic way for all of us who live freedom. And… I voted Harris.
@DaveKesler My jaw dropped when you denounced Applebaum as a "leftist". Then I got to the part where you extolled the Israeli genocide machine as heroic. So I now understand how you could mislabel a neocon warmonger as a "leftist". You simply have no idea what the term means. It's just another epithet to Zionists.
Thank you Al Franken . I'm 72 years old retired disabled UAW member and a veteran. This started with Reagan's election and millions sadly cheering on his trickle down economics. America's 50 years of a race to the bottom continues with DJT election. Volodymyr Zelenskyy's words spoken during Russia's invasion move me to this day. Have a most wonderful day Al Franken
😊75 year old retired nurse here....I think just like you! It DID start with reagan 😢
@@kazoolibra7322🌲🎄🌲 Totally Agree
Then what did joe biden do for working class? Why he didn't reversed reagan policies?
Thank you, Mr. Franken for the interview with Ms. Applebaum and Mr. Foer.
I wish your panel had made a stronger case for NATO. Sure everyone says that article 5 is what creates a deterrence in the alliance. While this is important I think it overlooks another key advantage of NATO membership.
NATO over many decades has managed to achieve interoperability between weapons systems, communication systems, tactics & training and so on. So for example this means that munitions, radar systems, tactics and systems for situational awareness, just to name a few can be produced anywhere in the world and then be easily integrated into the military structure of a member country. This is the real threat to an adversary who will find it nearly impossible to knock out NATO capacity to wage war by just crippling one or two countries.
It would be extremely reckless to throw all of this away - particularly because it is an accomplishment that was not achieved overnight.
@srb1855 The actual key advantage in joining NATO consists in having your country taken over in the interests of U.S. imperialism. From that point on, all the hard decisions involving war and peace will be managed from Washington. The sense of relief engendered by this simple step is nothing to be sneezed at, nor is the expanding national debt tied to the mandatory purchase of NATO weapons systems in every production cycle. Yes indeed, on the day your country is welcomed under the NATO umbrella, you'll no longer have to ask those hard, useless questions and then make up your own mind. There'll be only one path to follow, and no turning back.
Thanks Al for keeping us updated. An excellent podcast, as usual.
Good one. Always learn something with AA.
"I'm sure he'll [Hegseth] will make sober decisions." Best laugh of the day!
Absolutely fantastic episode 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you all very much
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Wild times. Stay safe and comfy. Hydrate. ; )
Love Anne ❤
So smart.
Fascinating convo.
Al, can you go back to Washington already? Hasn't it been long enough?
Well that was a scary one, you know, as usual.
Al, Congrats! The MAGA & pro Russian trolls have found your podcast! That is a high honor!
everyone who disagrees with me is a troll 🤣
@@rexiioper6920 :) I get you, but nonspecific critical comments are from trolls.
@@hereigoagain5050there are no specific comments from the fan bois either, probably because the protagonists have no arguments to respond to
@@rexiioper6920 That is true! Try it in you relationship. Do a test. Tell your partner, "Your the best. I love you so much." vs "Your terrible. Why do you always ... " Good luck!
Thabks Al.
🙏🙏 great interview
DOMINOES! Syria, Iran, Russia???👍🧐
I'd go with Ukraine after Trump kills support,and then The Constitutional limit on Presidential Powers....for God's sake this guy is now IMMUNE to laws!
Competent and timely analysis: a blessing for all of us. Thank you. 😊
Too many commercials but I love your guests!
The needless death and suffering of Ukrainians and Russians is sickening
yeah that's what happens when ignorance & the hyperaggression caused by it and medieval sociology in RU, causes them to attack the actual europeans/original-slavs near them, aka the Ukrainians. Russians are slavicized finno-ugric ppl who been the way they are acting now for many hundreds of years. Now that the world had developed international law, it's up to us to contain them for the forseeable future. DJT probably doesn't realize this nor the grave and costly risk an overly compromised deal of Ukraine's would be. Europe, the U.K. & the U.S. have a chance next year or two to preserve the century of freedom & relative prosperity that emerged over the past century. This is not a drill, the Ru's are in a steady-mode actually, but they're also vulnerable. They should be engaged with in the south of Ukr to gain Ukr a much better strategic position there for its ports, bcuz otherwise, the ports system will not be secure enough for enough shipping to take place. This is the key element of Ukr's economy for the next 5-10 years, so it's a mission critical element.
Always the best1
Ukraine 🇺🇦 is a democracy fighting for its life. Separate from a dictatorship. Only the most obtuse or beholden would think otherwise.
Didn't the President's term end several months ago? So he refuses to step down or hold elections, but hey that's democracy.
Did you know Ukraine doesn't have presidential elections and kidnaps men from the street to force them to kill and be killed? That's slavery. Not democracy. A crime state.
@@under-en6loper a may bbc article, it’s allowed to be delayed because of martial law due to the invasion. But regardless, a fifth of the country is occupied by Russians, seven million or more Ukrainians fled the country, hundreds of thousands of soldiers fighting, and no alternative presidential candidates also make an election infeasible.
Funny how this article even mentions Russia pushing narratives about Ukraine not being a democracy due to this, which is also what you’re doing. Are you pro-Russia?
@@under-en6lo
The Ukrainian constitution forbids elections during wartime.
It's almost as if the authors of the constitution predicted a Russian invasion.
Equally, any peace plan/land swap requires a referendum.
Kiev is being shelled daily.
@under-en6lo when you have a country in the fight for it's life you may have the opportunity to complain. Until then carry on being the key board warrior.
I think some of these statements are wrong. Everyone is making up their own conclusion but I think they should talk to someone on the ground in Syria or someone in Iran or even Russia.
Actually both guests have spoken to the Ukranian people, the Syrians, and both have dealt with Putin, admittedly not the typical Russian.
Tulsi Gabbard is probably disappointed but she s still got Putin
PNAC's hit list has two left: Iran and Sudan. Stay tuned. 😮
Anne Anne Anne Applebaum . . . . what a creature . . .
Max Blumethal has the measure of AA.
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Because the informati9n space is so easily manipulated there needs to be laws that suspend apps like tik tok within a month or so of elections and condense broadcast media to only those that agree to fairness doctrine regulation
For a Change Al, for a change!!!😊
I am glad to live in an algorithm where these entertainers and actual information both exist. I hope Judge Napolitano and his stable see this.
I’m watching and laughing
No video ? Why ?
I'm very tired of some of these mugs filling my screen?#Midas Touch?
Something tells me no one might mention to Donald that we are there
I'm just glad that you have the ambition for all of these politics, keeping it all straight. Good luck🤞
Slav Ukraine 🇺🇦
ok notsi
%100
Hey Al, you didnt talk about Director Wray's resignation. Since Wray is resigning anyway could Biden force it earlier, find someone who wont take B.S. from Trump or Gop Congress committees and appoint a new FBI Director- for a ten year term?
@2:18 "... inspired by feminism and by an American Jewish Libertarian Anarchist ..." Who is the American Jewish libertarian anarchist?
@geo8rge Murray Bookchin.
liberation movements in Iraqi and syrian kurdistan good. in turkish kurdistan and palestine very bad. Make it make sense.
Actually Russia had presence in Syria in USSR times. And just please explain how do Assad prisons compare to Abu Ghraib and Guantamo Bay? Just so your listeners can understand.😊
never the mind the prisons in occupied palestine controlled by the zios
Asking for "whatabouts" isn't cogent to this conversation.
Which oligarch owns the Atlantic?
edited by former israeli prison guard Jeffrey Goldberg who admits to finding his (toxic) masculinity by beating up palestinians held hostage; also employs 'wmd' David Frum
@michaelhernandez3041 Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Money to burn. Countries, too.
"...including 'and' and 'the'."
Mee too 😉
Why are you ignoring the Israeli genocidal campaigns?
Also, why are you ignoring the U.S. war machine?
@kpw84u2 Gee, why do you think?
Because your views are premised on a lie.
@BigLar56321
th-cam.com/video/MG-XfU6ZHWk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=uIUzeYlFGbX20DnI
Reduce military-industrial spending for each unaccountable dollar that's disappeared for a start?
@YourTripleScorpio the "accountable" spending part needs to be held accountable for supporting a genocide too. 🤷🏽♂️
It's a miracle. I thought I couldn't possibly get any dumber, but you came through for me and i leave far more stupid than when i got here.
Still gotta way to go?
@YourTripleScorpio not now
So no idea which harebrained scheme will emerge
4 years.
Doesn’t tgat show the true power of your fantastic all volunteer military.., that they could sort Iran/ Russia.. probably even china.., even trump n Peter Hecsethic.. as their bone headed “leadership”.., they are literally that good/ that practiced…
Ya gota tip your head to them and their officers…👍🦅🇺🇸
I lost all respect for Al Franken after listening to this podcast.
Al referred to the genocide in Gaza as "oh that" he and his guest claim that Israel is defending itself and that Israel is the "only democracy in the region" has been debunked many times by experts on genocide, historians, and all human rights organizations.
Israel is a racist settler colonial state that uses apartheid to dehumanize and kill innocent Palestinian people. The Israeli regime’s serial aggression is leaving wide swaths of death and destruction across the Middle East, Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza and the world is watching.
he's just another establishment stooge
Yeah? And who started this war? What exactly do you think justifies butchering civilians in the most despicable manner and exactly how comfortable are you in how you would respond if it happened to you and your loved ones?
FACT: Israel will not stop short of hostage freedom.
From Munich to Entebbe,etc?
@@BigLar56321 When do you think this "war" started? Do you really believe the date was Oct. 7, 2023? Israel has been robbing and killing Palestinians since before the founding of the state.
According to International law the right of self-defense belongs to the Palestinian people not Israel their oppressor.
the Nakba when 400 to 600 Palestinian villages destroyed, Village wells were poisoned, homes were looted to prevent Palestinian refugees from returning.
As far as how many Israeli that were killed by Hamas on Oct. 7th those numbers still need to be investigated, but Israel has lied about 40 beheaded babies and mass rape and carrying out attacks on their own citizens.
Today Israel is carrying out a genocide in Gaza, and in the West Bank settlers are killing Palestinians and forcing hundreds out of their homes since October 7th
Israel is the occupying power fighting against a Palestinian uprising.
Kleptocracy
these 3 must be right .. they all attended elite ivy league schools .. harvard .. yale .. columbia ... and had no student debt .. how nice
Bot
Knob
You ve got what you wanted ...youve won..why arnt you happy?
SIXTH!
Western propaganda pod ,bots
You have your 🐎 race blinders on.
No video . Sorry . Not listening to audio brother .
From the shiny objects and loud noise rabble?
We great idea of God. Sugar 🐜 Idea.
Ukraine isn't a democracy. Far from it. In democracies there is more than one TV Channel, main political parties and main Christian denominations aren't banned, no mass extrajudicial killings, disappearances and torture, men from 18 to 60 aren't banned from leaving the country, people aren't rounded up in the streets and dragged to their death. Democracies hold elections after all. Well, it's a quote from The Time article. Zelenskyy top advisers say about him: “He deludes himself, ” one of his closest aides tells me in frustration. “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that. It is immovable, verging on the messianic.” According to the Economist Zelenskyy is literally screaming at his generals at this point. One Austrian artist was in a similar state in 1945 . Zelenskyy "achievements" to date: 790,000 Ukrainians are dead, 3x that mangled and crippled for life, half of Ukraine's population is living as refugees scattered all over Europe and Russia right now, they're drafting women because they've run out of men to kidnap off the streets, gyms and public transport. NYT wrote about these mass kidnappings that were happening only in Zelenskyy Ukraine and Hitler's Germany in 1945 in an article ‘People Snatchers’. According to Zelenskyy latest statement only joining NATO or nukes can save his hide. These are lunatic ramblings of a desperate dictator before the imminent collapse of the regime.
WOW!! That is a lot!
One year before the Maidan Revolution, Zelensky was dancing like a clown in Russia:
th-cam.com/video/Sx9Rdhttkno/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=unclehogram
Over the last 3 Decades "Ukrainian Elites" have choosen the path of political dysfunction, corruption & money laundering in both government enterprises and private business as well as a total disregard of the well-being of their own citizens...The systematic disintegration of a once hardworking & law abiding society is a lesson to all...
Nice trolling comrade!
@@johnathanh2660 keep crying from your armchair in teh west
Frankem still a snl character
Senate No Longer?
Western propaganda
😂 are these people insane. Guys selfaware much.
Three Commercial breakers in 17 minutes and I said who cares and turned it off! If you feel the same,vote with your fingers!
Applebaum demonstrates pure leftist ignorance regarding “Israeli disregard for civilian deaths”. Otherwise the analysis here was unbiased and understands implicitly that Israel is fighting in the most heroic way for all of us who live freedom. And… I voted Harris.
@DaveKesler My jaw dropped when you denounced Applebaum as a "leftist". Then I got to the part where you extolled the Israeli genocide machine as heroic. So I now understand how you could mislabel a neocon warmonger as a "leftist". You simply have no idea what the term means. It's just another epithet to Zionists.
yes we know harris supporters are pro genocide hypocrites
More than 3000 people waste their time on this??????
Counting you?
The primary benefactors of Hummus were Bibi and Qatar, not Iran 😂
The far right is the greatest except for the hard right. MAGA! MAGA! MAGA!
Who knew there was so much fascist trash in this country?
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