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Eric and Eliot return for another round of your questions! What would convince Putin he’s losing his war? Did the U.S. have any alternative to invading Afghanistan? That and more in this month's mailbag!
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Plus jackassery of the week, the U.S. withdraws from Iraq, and more!
1:20: Jackassery of the Week
19:35: New Operation Rough Rider Details Emerge
26:23: Saudi Offensive in Yemen
38:12: U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq
52:58: Ethiopian Conflict Update


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Eric and Eliot react to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s second-ever “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico today


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Plus updates on the Iran war, Denmark’s dire warning, and more!
1:15: Jackassery of the Week
10:06: The Decline of the U.N.
7:13: Iran War Updates
40:57: Powder Keg: Horn of Africa
47:39: The Russian Threat to Europe
Danish Defense Intelligence Service Assessment of the threat from Russia:https://www.fe-ddis.dk/globalassets/fe/dokumenter/2026/trusselsvurderinger/-assessment-of-the-threat-from-russia-.pdf
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Plus the Houthis dig in, German elections disappoint again, and more!
1:53: Jackassery of the Week
12:56: Trump at the U.N.
22:06: Houthi Offensive Update
30:00: More Troubling German Elections
37:49: Trump-Zelensky Meeting
42:25: A Greenland Resolution
45:52: Xi Comes to Town
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