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Podcast: Chapo Trap House
Episode: American Prestige: E1 - Ghosting Afghanistan w/ Stephen Wertheim
Description: This is the first episode of Chapo all-stars Derek Davison & Daniel Bessnerās new foreign policy podcast āAmerican Prestigeā. To get more, go here: http://patreon.com/americanprestige
In the premiere episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek get into the US's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Did the military intentionally botch the withdrawal? Has the imperial frontier contracted in any meaningful way? Will the Taliban gain legitimacy with the Afghan people?
Plus, an in-depth interview with Stephen Wertheim, discussing his new book āTomorrow, the Worldā, which explores how and why during World War II U.S. elites decided that their nation should, in...