Bob Kagan

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1,471 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 29 Jul

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The Bulwark Daily · Jonathan V. Last and Robert Kagan: Marco and Miller Go Full Fascist · 29 Jul 2026 podcast

Well, we're already there, obviously.

And we're there with Saudi, too.

Let's not pretend that the Saudis haven't been watching what's been going on for the last five months, which from their point of view is pretty much a complete repudiation of the American supposed security.

Right.

protection that they that they're supposed to be provided.

I mean, not only did we start a war without really consulting with them, but also we were unable to protect them in the event.

So and I think the whole world knows that the United States is no longer a reliable partner.

But this certainly this certainly adds adds to that perception.

Does everybody know it?

I mean, it is patently obvious and maybe people are starting to know it.

But I mean, I got to say...

The American media, which I give great props to, especially The New York Times and The Washington Post, etc., who are breaking stories left and right.

But they have been totally out to lunch for the last two or three months on this policy.

I once looked it up on Google.

Apparently, Charlie Brown kicked at the football 36 times.

And one time, Lucy actually held it down and he missed.

But...

I think the media kicked at the football more than 36 times.

Every time Trump said, we've got a deal, they said, great, we've got a deal.

The New York Times wrote an incredibly lengthy article about the nature of the deal that they'd already gotten through, which included opening the Strait and the nuclear deal, et cetera, et cetera.

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