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Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

246: War & Peace with General John Allen

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

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National, News, Government, News Commentary, Politics

4.63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

James and Al game out Trump’s prosecution, reluctantly give credit to Speaker Johnson, and castigate the SCOTUS, before welcoming retired General John Allen to discuss our place in world affairs.  They look at the effects of the foreign aid package, how to continue to support our allies, and the next phase of the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars.  Their analysis also dives into the evolving duties of the Marine Corps, how warfare is waged on the information battlefield, the challenges that define our relationship with China, and the role of risk and vulnerability in successful diplomacy.  

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General John Allen:
Defense.gov | Brookings Institution | DHS.gov | AF.mil | Author of “Turning Point” | Author of “Future War”

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to politics War Room with James Carville and I'm Al Hunt.

0:17.0

This week our guest is 4-star General John Allen.

0:20.8

Remember, we love taking your questions, so write into politics war room at gmail.com or send a tweet

0:26.7

to add political for next week's show.

0:28.7

Now we're going to get to as many as we can, but don't forget to tell us where you're from and please check out the links to

0:34.7

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0:41.0

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0:43.8

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0:48.7

Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast.

0:53.0

James, the unlikeliest of heroes, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Speaker of the House,

1:08.0

defied the right-wing Nutbag Caucus, and the House overwhelmingly approved aid for your coupon.

1:16.5

Some are going to try to unseat Mike Johnson.

1:21.5

I don't think it's going to happen and we can wait on we'll talk to John

1:24.8

Allen about what it means for Ukraine. But I tell you why they're not going to do a

1:30.6

what we might call a Kevin McCarthy on Johnson deep six him and I a lot of

1:35.7

reporting is really lousy they talk about who the key Republicans are a chip Roy or

1:40.4

Jim Jordan or others none of them matter.

1:43.8

There is one person that matters

1:46.1

that will assure that Mike Johnson is not unceded now,

1:50.1

and that is Hakem Jeffries.

1:52.2

Kem Jeffries, it would be a motion to vacate the chair,

1:56.2

which is what happened to McCarthy, and all it takes is a,

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