Trans Atlantic 003 - This Means War!

Is the US limbering up for war with Iran? Forces in the current administration seem bent on inching their way towards some kind of showdown in the Middle East. How did we get here and why does history seem doomed to repeat itself on issues like this.

Show notes

  1. “Ending Americas Endless War” by Bernie Sanders for Foreign Affairs / Posted: June 24, 2019

    https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2019-06-24/ending-americas-endless-war

  2. “John Bolton wants to Bomb Iran and May Get What He Wants” by Mehdi Hasan for The Intercept / Posted January 15, 2019

    https://theintercept.com/2019/01/15/john-bolton-wants-to-bomb-iran-and-he-may-get-what-he-wants/

  3. “How John Bolton became Trumps attack dog on Foreign policy” by WJ Henigan and John Walcot for Time / Posted: May 7, 2019

    https://time.com/5584338/john-bolton-foreign-policy-threats/

  4. “To Stop Irans Bomb, Bomb Iran” by John Bolton for The New York Times March 26th 2015

    https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/opinion/to-stop-irans-bomb-bomb-iran.html

  5. “Patrick Shanahan withdraws as deference secretary” by Aaron C Davis and Shawn Boburg for The Washington Post posted June 18, 2019

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trumps-defense-nominee-addresses-violent-incident-between-ex-wife-son-amid-fbi-vetting-process/2019/06/18/e46009de-190b-11e9-a804-c35766b9f234_story.html?utm_term=.ce21b4bad3f2

  6. “National Security for a New Era” by Pete Buttigieg / Delivered in Bloomington, IN / June 11, 2019

    https://peteforamerica.com/national-security-for-a-new-era/

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