Josh Keating

And then, you know, a final example we could talk to is a more recent one, is the war in Afghanistan.

And then, you know, a final example we could talk to is a more recent one, is the war in Afghanistan.

And then, you know, a final example we could talk to is a more recent one, is the war in Afghanistan.

Donald Trump agreed to the deal with the Taliban that led to the withdrawal of U.S. troops. And the withdrawal actually began before the Biden administration came in.

Donald Trump agreed to the deal with the Taliban that led to the withdrawal of U.S. troops. And the withdrawal actually began before the Biden administration came in.

Donald Trump agreed to the deal with the Taliban that led to the withdrawal of U.S. troops. And the withdrawal actually began before the Biden administration came in.

Biden probably would have wanted to get those troops out anyway, but I think would have preferred to negotiate it on his own terms.

Biden probably would have wanted to get those troops out anyway, but I think would have preferred to negotiate it on his own terms.

Biden probably would have wanted to get those troops out anyway, but I think would have preferred to negotiate it on his own terms.

And it's actually interesting if you look at how Trump talks about that now. He's criticized Biden quite a bit for how the withdrawal was handled, including, you know, the terrorist attack that could, you know, kill people, including a number of U.S. troops.

And it's actually interesting if you look at how Trump talks about that now. He's criticized Biden quite a bit for how the withdrawal was handled, including, you know, the terrorist attack that could, you know, kill people, including a number of U.S. troops.

And it's actually interesting if you look at how Trump talks about that now. He's criticized Biden quite a bit for how the withdrawal was handled, including, you know, the terrorist attack that could, you know, kill people, including a number of U.S. troops.

But, you know, I think all these examples just go to show you can talk about, you know, conditions on the battlefield, the weapons each side has, but, you know, these U.S. elections are themselves kind of developments in the war, and they affect the strategy that all sides in the conflict are pursuing.

But, you know, I think all these examples just go to show you can talk about, you know, conditions on the battlefield, the weapons each side has, but, you know, these U.S. elections are themselves kind of developments in the war, and they affect the strategy that all sides in the conflict are pursuing.

But, you know, I think all these examples just go to show you can talk about, you know, conditions on the battlefield, the weapons each side has, but, you know, these U.S. elections are themselves kind of developments in the war, and they affect the strategy that all sides in the conflict are pursuing.

Yeah, well, I'm going to steal an argument from Sam Green, a really smart Russia analyst, who his basic point was that Putin up until this point has managed to use uncertainty to his advantage and use the fact that he's the most unpredictable character in this drama to his advantage. He's no longer the most unpredictable character. I'll keep you in suspense.

Yeah, well, I'm going to steal an argument from Sam Green, a really smart Russia analyst, who his basic point was that Putin up until this point has managed to use uncertainty to his advantage and use the fact that he's the most unpredictable character in this drama to his advantage. He's no longer the most unpredictable character. I'll keep you in suspense.

Yeah, well, I'm going to steal an argument from Sam Green, a really smart Russia analyst, who his basic point was that Putin up until this point has managed to use uncertainty to his advantage and use the fact that he's the most unpredictable character in this drama to his advantage. He's no longer the most unpredictable character. I'll keep you in suspense.

You know, Trump's coming in and Putin may not be able to sort of leverage uncertainty about, you know, just how crazy he is, just how much he's willing to escalate this to his advantage to quite the same extent, because now there's somebody who prides himself on being, you know, the potentially craziest guy in the room. That's not me saying that.

You know, Trump's coming in and Putin may not be able to sort of leverage uncertainty about, you know, just how crazy he is, just how much he's willing to escalate this to his advantage to quite the same extent, because now there's somebody who prides himself on being, you know, the potentially craziest guy in the room. That's not me saying that.