206. Dan Lamothe. Inside Gen Milley’s Big Meeting with Ukrainian Gen Zaluzhnyi. The Looming Spring Offensive. Is The US Really Running Low on Artillery? Dems Obsess Over Santos. Gov Wes Moore Inaugurated in Maryland. NFL Playoff Picks!

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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Daily News, Veteran, News, Politics, News Commentary, National Security

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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There’s lots going on that most folks aren’t tracking on. Especially in Ukraine. But that’s not the case on this show. We’ve got a show focused on the most important and underreported latest. Especially when it comes to national and global security. And we’re taking you inside the massive meeting between American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Milley and his Ukrainian counterpart just over the Polish border from Ukraine. Dan Lamothe is traveling with General Milley and joins us from Brussels with the inside scoop. And a look inside what it’s like to travel with America’s most powerful military leader. The Washington Post’s Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) is one of the best military and Pentagon reporters in America. He has written about the US Armed Forces for more than a decade, traveling extensively, embedding with each service, and covering combat in Afghanistan numerous times. Dan has joined us on this show three times. He joined us for Episode 96 in January of 2021. And again for Episode 154 back in February 2022 to talk about then new documents that revealed the U.S. military was intensely frustrated with the administration over the Afghanistan evacuation. And he joined us for Episode 185—one year after the collapse of Afghanistan—to share the insights and moving takeaways from his exclusive new story. And the intrepid reporter is again breaking news that you need to know more about. The fighting never ends. The political fighting. And the actual fighting. And the leaders leading the fight make all the difference. Whether it’s President Zelensky. Or new Maryland Governor Wes Moore. If you want or need a reason to be inspired and motivated, look to Annapolis this week and until further notice. Look to Maryland. And look to Wes Moore and his family and team. AND the first guest of this show to be governor of Maryland. You heard him on this show. If you haven’t, go back and listen to Episodes 10 way back in 2019 and and 105 in March 2021. He might be the first guest of this show to be elected president too. And Rieckhoff digs into it. Along with news about the US Navy veteran released by Russia this week that you probably didn’t hear about—and a breakdown of all the NFL playoff games—and predictions! Welcome to the future of politics--the future of war–and the future of all things. Welcome to another Ukraine war report. Every episode of Independent Americans breaks down the most important news stories–and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It’s independent content for independent Americans. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. Stay vigilant, America. -Get extra content, connect with guests, attend exclusive events, get merch discounts and support this critical show that speaks truth to power by joining our IA community on Patreon. - Watch video of Paul and Dan’s conversation here. - Check out Cole Williams - Sign Of The Times [Live] On WWOZ feat. Papa Mali. It’s the amazing track featured in this pod. -Find us on social media and www.IndependentAmericans.us. Where you can also get IA merch. -Wanna advertise on the pod? Hit us up. -Also check out new episodes of other Righteous Media podcasts including the B Dorm Podcast, The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra and Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed. Independent Americans is powered by Righteous Media. Righteous is an independent, American, Veteran-owned and led content company.

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0:00.0	Power by righteous media.
0:18.0	Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:21.3	Welcome to episode 206.
0:24.7	I'm your host, Paul Reichoff.
0:27.9	This is a time of war, chaos, inflation, division, and hardship.
0:35.3	It's the middle of winter now.
0:37.2	It's the coldest time of the year. And it's easy to get
0:41.1	disgruntled, disconnected, and depressed. But there is reason to feel otherwise. And this is also a time
0:51.5	to be hopeful. This is a time to be optimistic. And as always, this is also a time to be hopeful. This is a time to be optimistic.
0:57.0	And as always, this is a time to stay vigilant.
1:06.8	That we must govern in a way that addresses the needs of all of our families and not
1:13.6	worrying about what the political, what a political ideology asks us to believe and ask us to do.
1:20.6	That we must govern in a way that we will never forget who it is that we're fighting for
1:30.4	and what it is that we're supposed to be fighting for.
1:34.9	We know that in this moment we have a chance, we have an opportunity,
1:36.7	and we have a unique place and space
1:40.2	to do something special.
1:43.5	And when people say, well, how do you know that you can do this
1:46.0	or how do you know that you can execute upon this
1:48.0	in this time of divisiveness, in this time of political vitriol,
1:52.0	my answer is this. It's the only way that I've ever led.
1:56.0	You know a question I never once asked my soldiers when I was leading soldiers in Afghanistan?
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