Ep 984: War On Hiatus Due To Bad Ratings

About this episode

The episode discusses America's involvement in Middle East wars and the political narratives surrounding them.

In this episode of The Professional Left, Driftglass and Blue Gal take a hard look at how America ended up in yet another Middle East war — and why the whole thing feels like a rerun that somehow got worse the second time around. Drawing a sharp line from the lies that launched the Iraq War to the chaos of today, they walk through the playbook Republicans use every time reality refuses to cooperate with their sales pitch. The real question isn't just what happened — it's what comes next, and ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Driftglass, Blue Gal

Topics covered

• Middle East conflict
• Iraq War
• Republican strategy
• political commentary
• American foreign policy

Keywords

• Middle East
• Iraq War
• Republicans
• politics
• foreign policy
• chaos
• war

Mentioned in this episode

Places: America, Middle East

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