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Ep 51: Study Guide Series. Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 4: Israel Part 1

Mon, 19 May 2025 14:26:39 -0400

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 4: Israel Part 1. Enjoy!

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Ep 50: Study Guide Series. Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 3: Akkadia and Babylon

Sat, 10 May 2025 12:30:25 -0400

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 3: Akkadia and Babylon. Enjoy!

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Ep 49: Study Guide Series. Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 2: Sumer

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:31:58 -0400

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 2: Sumer. Enjoy!

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Ep 48: Study Guide Series. Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 1: The Middle East

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:34:04 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we start a new Study Guide Series. The topic? Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 1: The Middle East. Enjoy!

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1. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27577.What_Went_Wrong_The_Clash_Between_Islam_Modernity_in_the_Middle_East

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Sources:

2. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/569407.The_Middle_East

3. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78107.A_Peace_to_End_All_Peace

4. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17262206-lawrence-in-arabia

5. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53121648-god-s-shadow

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Ep 47: Israel-Palestine Response Part 2. Biblical Rights and Children in Combat.

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:46:06 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we talk Israel-Palestine again in response to questions that came after our mini-series. Here is Part 2: Biblical Rights and Children in Combat. Enjoy!

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Ep 46: Israel-Palestine Response Part 1. Right of Return and Expansion

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:21 -0500

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Ep 45: Syria's Civil War. Part 2: After the Fall and What's Next?

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we tackle the Syrian Civil War with Part 2: After the Fall and What's Next? Enjoy!

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Ep 44: Syria's Civil War. Part 1: Background of Assad's Fall

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we tackle the Syrian Civil War with Part 1: Background of Assad's Fall. Enjoy!

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Ep 43: Israel-Palestine Part 3. Morality and Ethics on Oct 7

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we begin a multipart series on the heady arguments over Israel and Palestine. This week: morality and ethics on Oct 7. Enjoy!

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Ep 42: Israel-Palestine Part 2. Genocide and Right To Exist

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we begin a multipart series on the heady arguments over Israel and Palestine. This week: genocide and the right to exist. Enjoy!

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Ep 41: Israel-Palestine Part 1. Origins and Religion

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:08:46 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we begin a multipart series on the heady arguments over Israel and Palestine. This week: origins and religion. Enjoy!

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Ep 40: A Brief Hiatus and Israel

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:18:07 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we return after a brief hiatus and discuss a bit of my recent trip to Israel. We start with a show update and then hit some trip highlights. Enjoy!

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Ep 39: U.S. World Police? (Part 3 with LTC Stephen Totter)

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:02:11 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we have a special guest returning to the show: LTC Stephen Totter. For those that have been with us since the start, you will remember LTC Totter joining us to discuss his time in Iraq, his views on the international order, and even some advice in the real estate world. This week we have him back to talk about the United States' role in policing the world, who it benefits, who it hurts, and if such activity should even occur at all. We cover events from World War I through today as we dig into the pros and cons of U.S. global intervention. In fact, our conversation went so well we had to split it into two episodes. So, enjoy this first half of our discussion and be sure to join us next week for the second. Enjoy!

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Ep 38: U.S. World Police? (Part 2 with LTC Stephen Totter)

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500

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Ep 37: The New Axis of Evil? (Part 1)

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week I cover in full a topic that I've talked around in the past: the new axis of evil...or is it? For many, Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea are a group of adversaries that are seen as working together as a counterbalance to the West. Is that really the case? Is China and Russia's participation in BRICS just for economic gain or is their membership more sinister? Do the other partners approve of North Koreans fighting in Russia or do they not care? This week I tackle these questions and more in what I've called Part 1. Next week I will discuss if the United States should be concerned about this new grouping, and even if it does, does it have a role in doing something about it. Enjoy!

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Ep 36: A Conversation with LTC Lisa Bennet. Ukraine, NATO, Putin, and Trump.

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week LTC Lisa Bennet joins us--again--for a conversation spanning a wide range of topics that includes Russia, NATO, Ukraine, Putin, Zelensky, and Trump. Lisa is an Army intelligence veteran with nearly 30 years' experience that includes numerous deployments overseas. She spent approximately three years with United States Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) and leans on that experience to educate us on the Ukraine-Russia war, European geopolitics, and what the upcoming U.S. presidential term may mean for the war. Thanks for joining Lisa and me this week and enjoy the episode!

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https://kyivindependent.com/russia-seizes-more-territory-over-past-week-than-at-any-time-in-2024-during-same-period-bloomberg-reports/

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Citation(s):

Russia Gains in Ukraine Early November

Russian EW capabilities

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/04/another-us-precision-guided-weapon-falls-prey-russian-electronic-warfare-us-says/396141/

Russian Vehicle Modifications

The "Arena-M" complex is designed to intercept missiles and other anti-tank munitions in the immediate area around it by physically destroying them with counter-munitions.

https://mil-in-ua.translate.goog/uk/news/u-rosiyi-pochaly-stavyty-na-t-90m-kompleks-aktyvnogo-zahystu-arena-m/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGQmLBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYocjcu0JHLutqvlsrhFKVkraX2E1CyrQJoODeVSDPxuLu-uH3F5KUsUHQ_aem_kTM11MbE7G-vRxrmLN1-iA&_x_tr_sl=uk&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

It consists of radar stations that monitor the space around the tank.

Russian “Barn Tank”

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-captures-russian-barn-tank-modified-against-drone-threat-2024-06-21/

Russia modifies the MT-LB vehicles with the 9K55 Grad-1 systems, revealing critical equipment shortages

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/russian_forces_repurpose_the_mt_lb_vehicles_for_artillery_roles_amid_equipment_shortages_photo-11646.html

Should Ukraine Join NATO

Russian Redlines https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/06/12/testing-russias-red-lines-could-become-a-fatal-experiment/

2008 Bucharest Summit Declaration https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_8443.htm

2023 Vilnius Summit Communique https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_217320.htm

2024 Washington Summit Declaration https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_227678.htm

Zelinsky’s 5 Point Plan

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/16/ukraine-zelensky-victory-plan-russia-war-nato/

Russian Strategic Defense Forces

https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-nuclear-drills-5dfa6b742e95907caac3938a3a807e62

So far 54 countries have donated to Ukraine, NATO members comprising 32 of those countries. Countries like Azerbaijan, which is a member of the Russia led CSTO. Argentina. Sudan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War

NATO Support for Ukraine

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_192648.htm

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_228110.htm?selectedLocale=en

Russian Redlines

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/06/12/testing-russias-red-lines-could-become-a-fatal-experiment/

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization

The actual meeting was in Astana, Kazakhstan on 5-8 NOV

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States

https://thediplomat.com/2024/10/commonwealth-of-independent-states-gathers-in-moscow-for-annual-heads-of-state-meeting/

North Atlantic Council Statement on DPRK

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_230355.htm

CNN: Russian soldiers heard condemning North Korean recruits in intercepted audio

https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/10/25/europe/russian-soldiers-north-korean-recruits-intercepts-intl?amp_js_v=0.1&_gsa=1#webview=1&cap=swipe

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Ep 35: A Conversation with Ryan McBeth. Iraq, Ukraine, Drone Warfare, and AeroMedLab.

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week Ryan McBeth joins us for a conversation spanning a wide range of topics that include Iraq, military weapons, American history, Ukraine, drone warfare, and his employer, AeroMedLab. Ryan is an expert in C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), military weapons (from today and yesterday), cyber targeting, and disinformation. Join Ryan and I for a lighthearted conversation about serious topics, this week, on Headlines and History.

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Citation(s):

Ryan McBeth. https://www.ryanmcbeth.com/

AeroMedLab: https://www.aeromedlab.com/

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Ep 34: Strategy, Diplomacy, Iran, Israel, and Clausewitz.

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week I ask you to join me for a quasi-rant. Over the past few weeks we've seen multiple attacks by Israel and Iran against each other, and as you might imagine, online prognosticators and analysts abound. What I've noticed is a lack of understanding about, or acceptance of, the diplomatic angles of these military engagements. As Carl von Clausewitz said many years ago, war is a tool used by nation-states to further political desires. In other words, diplomacy and strategic goals always provide the foundations of military conflict, not the other way around. So this week let's address the diplomatic concerns surrounding Israel and Iran and why the military attacks end up the way they do.

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Citation(s):

Mark Galeotti. https://inmoscowsshadows.wordpress.com/about/

Ryan McBeth. https://www.ryanmcbeth.com/

Carl von Clausewitz. On War. https://www.amazon.com/War-Indexed-Carl-von-Clausewitz/dp/0691018545

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Ep 33: What Is the Intelligence Community?

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we take a step back and answer a basic question: What is the Intelligence Community? This podcast covers foreign affairs and military conflict, but my experience in the intelligence field often leads to my discussing intelligence-related matters. Therefore, it makes sense that I explain what that is so all listeners can be on the same page. So, I'll discuss such topics like what the differences are between the CIA and NGA. What is military intelligence and how does it relate to the bigger picture. And how the government works within its constitutional duties while also keeping Americans safe. Join me as I answer questions like these, and more, on this week's episode of Headlines and History.

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Citation: www.dni.org

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Ep 32: The Battle of Saratoga with Dark History Podcast

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we have finally arrived at the collaboration event of the Battle of Saratoga. Join me, Jon Molik of Headlines and History, and Rob Bradley from Dark History, as we banter on about many aspects of the battle. We discuss tactics, operations, leaders, and effects. Find out how the battle was really two in one, how a traitor led America to victory, and why this plot of land in upstate New York became the place upon which the revolution's turning point played out. Enjoy!

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Ep 31: What Was Hezbollah?

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we discuss the most popular topic in the foreign affairs space: Hezbollah. The Islamic Republic of Iran's original proxy, once a major force in the region, has been dealt numerous blows by Israel over the past few weeks in what some consider the most audacious and effective intelligence operations in history. Multiple leaders, to include Hassan Nasrallah, are dead and the organization is reeling. Join me today as we discuss the organization's history, its purpose, and what it might become, if anything, in the future.

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Citation: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/26/1201730546/a-history-of-hezbollah-throwback

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Ep 30: Venezuela Today with CSIS Fellow Alex Winkler

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we have a pointed conversation with Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Fellow Alex Winkler. Alex, a native Venezuelan, is an expert on her home country's politics and staunch supporter of democracy. We address a range of topics that include the ills of socialism, the dictatorships of Hugo Chavez and Nicholas Maduro, and how the United States could do more to protect the everyday Venezuelan. Be sure to visit https://www.csis.org/people/alexandra-winkler to see all of Alex's work. Enjoy!

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H&H Extra!: Hassan Nasrallah is Dead. Now What?

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:39:22 -0400

Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike own September 27, 2024. Join me to discuss what this means for the region, how Iran will respond, who will replace him, and if Israel has completed its mission on this H&H Extra! episode of Headlines and History.

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Ep 29: Bolívar, Chávez, and Maduro. A Concise History of Venezuela.

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we explore the history of Venezuela through three of its more influential leaders: Simón Bolívar, Hugo Chávez, and Nicolás Maduro. This we are doing in preparation for next week's show when I sit down with Alexandra Winkler, a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) fellow to discuss the current state of Venezuela. We will begin with how and why Simón Bolívar came to create an independent Venezuela, followed by how Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, through socialist principles and egomania, ruined it. Enjoy!

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Ep 28: Israel's Pager Operation

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:59:11 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we discuss what might be the greatest intelligence operation in history: Israel's decision to detonate thousands of pagers worn by Hezbollah members in Lebanon. While Israel has not claimed responsibility, so we don't know for sure, it seems most likely Israel is responsible given they are the only regional entity to have the capability and motive. How did they do it? And why? Is this part of a larger operation to come? Was it an accident? We discuss these questions and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

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Ep 27: Linda Sun. China's Source in New York.

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we discuss Linda Sun and her time in New York State government working for two governors and the Chinese Communist Party. She was indicted this week by the Eastern District of New York for working to influence New York politics in a way that supported the People's Republic of China and hurt Taiwan. As we discuss, I wouldn't call her a spy per se, but she worked for an adversary nonetheless, and will likely be found guilty of her alleged crimes. Also is there a historical example that mirrors Sun's behavior...from a friend no less? We find out, on this week's episode, of Headlines and History. Enjoy!

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Ep 26: INTEL Summit 2024. AI, China, Elections, and Space.

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we review my time at the 2024 Intelligence and National Security Summit hosted in the Washington D.C. area in late August. The summit is designed to bring together intelligence leaders in government, industry, and academia to network and devise ways to make collaboration easier and more efficient. Many topics were discussed during the plenary panels and breakout sessions, but a few key topics stood out: artificial intelligence, China, election interference, and the Space domain. Join me as I discuss the event's highlights and how these topics, and more, affect the foreign affairs and military conflict landscapes. Enjoy!

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Ep 25: Retrospection 1. Haiti, Iran, Israel, Kursk, and the Houthis.

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we take our first look back since the show began. We've covered a good deal of topics and it is a good time to see how each has evolved. We revisit such characters as "Barbecue" in Haiti, groups like Yemen's Houthis, and tense situations like Iran and Israel. Retrospections will drop occasionally in our journey, so stay tuned and as always...enjoy!

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Ep 24: What is happening in Kursk?

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we talk about the story on everyone's mind...Kursk. I explain in American military doctrinal terms what the Ukrainians accomplished on August 6th, 2024, and if they were effective. I discuss whether the prognosticators are correct on what this operation means for the war against Russia and if President Putin can do anything about it. We wrap up by comparing this operation to others in history in an attempt to discern what just might happen going forward. Enjoy!

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Institute for the Study of War

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Ep 23: A conversation with Chana Studley. PTSD, Wellbeing, Addiction, Anxiety, and Jerusalem.

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 06:19:36 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History I speak with Chana Studley, an author, counselor, and academy award winner, about her mission to help those suffering with mental health issues. Her latest book--Beyond Diagnosis. A Paradigm Shift from Pathology to Innate Health--shares 45 personal stories of recovery. During the conversation we tackle topics such as PTSD, overall wellbeing, addition, anxiety, and more. Chana resides in Jerusalem which also becomes a topic we discuss given the current state of affairs in Israel. Enjoy!

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Chana Studley

Website: https://www.chanastudley.com/

Beyond Diagnosis: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Diagnosis-paradigm-pathology-innate/dp/B0D3TQ6R99

Masterclass: https://www.beyond-diagnosis.com/the-masterclass-course

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Ep 22: My Iraq Story (Part 6). Epilogue: Funny--and not so funny--stories.

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we finish our series on my time in Iraq by discussing some leftover funny, and not-so-funny, tales. We start with a broken finger from a guy with a back tattoo, find ourselves in the literal crosshairs of a General, and end with a Soldier who refused to shower for weeks while deployed. Enjoy!

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Ep 21: My Iraq Story (Part 5). Iraq in 2005

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we continue our series on my time in Iraq by discussing the overall environment in 2005 and which events shaped the threat landscape. Tactics were changing, voting was happening, and foreign fighters were slaughtering civilians. The sectarian violence that began in late 2005 led directly to the decision to surge forces in the next couple years. Enjoy!

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Ep 20: My Iraq Story (Part 4). Daily Duties and Murder

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we continue our series on my time in Iraq by discussing what daily life was like during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. I also cover the most tragic event of our deployment and quite possible, the most tragic of the whole war. We learned all too keenly that defending Americans from the enemy was hard enough but not as hard as defending Americans against ourselves.

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Ep 19: My Iraq Story (Part 3). Kuwait, Iraq Begins, and the Kinetic Environment

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:45:58 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we continue our series on my time in Iraq by discussing my few weeks in Kuwait and what FOB Danger looked like in Iraq. I also discuss the kinetic environment, sleeping and working, and why a pond was next to my hooch. Lastly, I open with a few comments I forgot to address previously on why the Bush Administration was in Iraq in the first place. Enjoy!

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Ep 18: My Iraq Story (Part 2). Fort Drum and Why Bush Did It

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400

In this latest episode of Headlines and History we continue our series on my time in Iraq by discussing pre-deployment training at Fort Dum, NY, while considering why President George W. Bush sent us in the first place. I'll discuss some interesting stories like living in World War II barracks with moldy bathrooms, lieutenants tellings senior enlisted members to "at ease" in front of hundreds, and poking training land mines with sticks in a volleyball court. Enjoy!

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