Paging Dr. Strangelove

War is too important to be left to the politicians.

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The world’s abuzz with nuclear war rhetoric as Vladmir Putin rips up a treaty limiting arms control. David Drucker speaks with Peter Rough, an expert on foreign policy from the Hudson Institute, to talk about the spector of a potential world war, the state of our defense capabilities, and why defending Ukraine might be the best way to stave off Russia from attacking the U.S.

Show Notes:

-Peter Rough, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute

-Turn up the heat on Putin — and show him he can’t defeat Ukraine

-U.S. four-star general warns of war with China in 2025

-Overmatch

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  1. Pohl

    I enjoyed this guest’s comments, especially on China. I’m not as dismissive of nuclear escalation in Ukraine, though. It’s rational to be cautious when someone waves a nuke around, and I’m not convinced that zooming out to view Russia’s larger relations makes Putin seem any more rational. He’s committing war crimes in Europe after all. But, of course, he’s still self-interested enough to have successes on his other flanks, trading with Iran, India, and China.

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    Hoopman.Ed

    Has the US ever backed out of a treaty or agreement, such as the Iran nuclear thing or the INF with Russia, without predictably bad results, and/or with tangible or measurable good results?

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    Mesulkanen

    An interesting topic would be the collusion of far left and far right groups in an anti-Ukrainian campaign. These guys seem to be beating the Ukraine-is-a-corrupt-Nazi-regime-and-NATO-made-Putin-do-it drum a lot. I’m interested in who they are, who’s funding them, and why they’re doing it.

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  4. Tom.Wales

    Brilliant discussion -- I enjoyed Peter's comments a great deal. He's particularly good at explaining why American conservatives should back Ukraine and opposed Putin... and how to resist Russian blandishments and smoke blowing.

    It's really repellent to hear US wingnuts of the Left and Right parrot Kremlin talking points. Peter's analysis is a good antidote. Good questions by David, as well.

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  5. Mbennett1944

    If David Drucker is going to host, please get him a $30 microphone. The $5 one sounds like a pillow over his face.

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    Ben Connelly

    Does The Dispatch have the ability to measure the number of people who read an article or listen to the podcast on the web? I listen on the web - not sure if you’re tracking that.

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    Pastorfbt

    Very informative discussion.

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