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Former CIA operative Mike Baker on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Obama Administration's military policies.
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The took place there and once again we were hands off -- -- we're very quick to jump in the Libya.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- There was an -- them not to enter or around schools.
Well you could -- you.
We might have been interest in protecting.
And the French and Italian oil and gas interest on some degree -- I don't know I just -- Throw that out there for consideration.
But it is odd that you know we we -- and if these human rights concerns you know protect the population.
Aside in Syria's got more blood on the since nobody else out there and an unbelievable and now we're have John McCain and now also like lot of -- sonic Islamic sentiment.
Lindsey Graham have done over there trying to get us to go on -- series now.
Now well I mean an end and that's today's -- inconsistency.
You know you could argue OK well -- we really shouldn't be doing any of this we got a lot of problems to fix back home I'm not an isolationist.
But we've got to get realistic.
The Arab Spring.
Is is you don't chaotic and -- a complete mess we talk about early days when when Egypt started to -- -- did it have the protest.
There was some talk about the Muslim Brotherhood and the KS -- could follow when Mubarak fell.
Well you know you were pilloried you know we receive you called your paranoid in the -- don't know what you're talking about well guess what Muslim Brotherhood and -- are are are taking a increasing amount of control and Egypt and elsewhere.
Over that Siri could arguably the same thing you know I am I in no time for aside I think decides got to go.
But we have to be realistic but what comes in behind it.
A look at these don't drum on Iran talking -- bomber warned and Iraq.
I look for something -- yeah.
It's gonna be just about Saddam launched the string of bombings yesterday and and -- no surprise I mean this is exactly what I think people were anticipating once we handed over security concerns to the Iraqis.
But again -- UB I think the concern here is that we -- we never had over the years that we've been there and we've been and Afghanistan.
We have failed to have an honest discussions with the general public about what we can anticipate from both of these -- that.
Follow my virus which additional -- sons moved some presumption submitted but my advice them back on Saddam Hussein -- -- -- was to say it walked.
Stopper worth actually on the right rooms in the -- commercial better result of circuit -- we're gonna come and -- and system but at -- Malone.
Cell and -- and agreed to -- rumpled and slugger -- little bit.
But now looking at a -- and are now putting America should goal of an adult lives ruined of travelers Roland.
Right well I didn't and and and again -- you you ask yourself for what more was -- what was the purpose of this.
And -- civil point two Iraq and say look there -- there was more of an opportunity there because there was some infrastructure that existed there was some opportunity for something stable boom resembling somewhat of a -- of democratic.
Society of some sort.
To -- to emerge now.
Afghanistan completely.
Different I mean that that place is is is it there was no hope -- I would -- not ever and and so we again.
I would have more respect for the current president for Obama.
If when he would comment he had done what he said he was going to if he had made it the decision were getting out at that point -- Kerry did on.
It's got a bit of would get out of jail free card for allowing that to happen -- that had discussion the other day with someone who.
Is a -- in a hard line left democratic -- individual and you know he is a diehard Obama supporter.
We get into this issue of saying wait a minute you Hillary G YouTube you were screaming about bush and the bush administration for their their positions on national security homeland defense the war on terror.
And yet Obama is carrying out most of those same policies in this enhanced some of them -- the drone program and yet he gets a free pass so how does that work.
I was announcer.
The you know a lot of gilts bartering and you know I don't know took off -- -- -- exactly -- there was there was another logical about it on preliminary -- -- I have -- -- outside New York don't go to sort of next -- and well.
You know what I.
I I am not caught up in the island -- -- thank.
I used to be a much bigger NBA -- at Canada and I've lost interest I'm a big college basketball -- Hawkins and I recur.
And vowed to absolutely not not -- I don't -- not observed.
Marathon tomorrow my brighter.
