273. A Week Of Real Talk and Reckonings. Afghanistan. Trump. Ukraine. Netanyahu. Crime In America. RFK Jr’s Latest Ridiculous VP Name. March Madness in Our Politics.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.8 • 783 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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This week, it’s time for real talk. Overdue real talk. On America’s terrible withdrawal from Afghanistan. On accountability for those failures that resulted in the 13 American servicemembers dying at Abbey Gate. On the fragile independent brand. On disgraced New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez considering running as an independent (Yes, really). On newly self-proclaimed independent Robert Kennedy Jr’s latest wild pick for his VP slot. On Senator Schumer’s tough comments on Netanyahu and Israel. On Ukraine. On crime in America and especially New York City. And even on March Madness. It’s a week filled with lots of overdue real talk. And a bit of a reckoning. And in this fast and fierce new solo episode, our Paul Rieckhoff is giving you 3-point shot after 3-point shot of real talk on all of it. From a strong and independent perspective—as only he can. Get your bracket ready and hit download. We’ll get you what you need to know quickly and without the spinning and slanting of corporate and partisan media. Every episode of Independent Americans hosted by Paul Rieckhoff is the truth beyond the headlines–and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It’s content for the 49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. And it always delivers the Righteous Media 5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans will continue to be your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. -Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power. -Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers on social media. And share yours. -Learn more and get tickets to The First Annual March Madness For The Kids charity event next week in NYC hosted by Paul Rieckhoff and featuring comedian Jim Gaffigan and NBA Champion Malik Rose. -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch. -Check out other powerful, independent Righteous podcasts like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm. Independent Americans is powered by Righteous Media. America’s next great independent media company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Power by Righteous Media.
0:15.0	Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:18.4	Welcome to episode 273. I'm your host, Paul Reikoff.
0:25.1	Yes, March Madness is here, and that means lots of threes. It also means lots of overdue
0:34.1	real talk all around America. That's why now, especially in the middle of Marsh Madness,
0:41.6	is definitely a time to stay vigilant. On 14 April 21, President Biden made the formal announcement
0:48.2	of his decision to honor the Doha agreement with a military withdrawal while maintaining a continued
0:54.1	diplomatic presence.
0:55.6	The Department of Defense understood that our mission was to conduct a retrograde of the remaining
0:59.0	U.S. military forces and equipment while leaving a small contingent to defend the American
1:04.3	Embassy while diplomatic outcomes were negotiated. On 14 August, the non-combatant evacuation operation
1:10.5	decision was made by the Department of State,
1:13.6	and the U.S. military alerted, marshalled, mobilized, and rapidly deployed faster than any military in the world could ever do.
1:21.3	It is my assessment that that decision came too late. This march is already filled with madness. And finally, real talk and a focus on
1:32.5	Afghanistan. That's a comment from General Millie in his testimony before Congress this week.
1:38.7	Accountability on Afghanistan is long overdue. The debacle of a withdrawal from Afghanistan will forever be a stain
1:47.8	on America's reputation, a national disgrace, and President Biden's Hurricane Katrina moment,
1:55.4	the moment where he was overwhelmed, lost control, and failed America. The great American betrayal of Afghanistan.
2:04.3	That's what I call it. It was a low point in America and for the world that we will truly
2:09.8	never forget. Number of Americans. This was always an issue. The number of Americans,
2:17.2	as General McKenzie said, and F77 report is supposed to,
2:19.9	every ambassador in every country of the world keeps an F77 report, and they're supposed to track the Americans where they're at,
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