756 - Brandon Webb (Part 1): What actually happened in Afghanistan, what happened in Iraq?

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🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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What happened after 9/11? What happened in Afghanistan? What happened in Iraq? What were we doing in Afghanistan for 20 years? What have we achieved? In this episode, Brandon Webb, author, former United States Navy SEAL and SEAL Sniper course Head Instructor, with one combat deployment to Afghanistan and one to the Persian Gulf, joined me to talk about his time when he deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11. We also discussed why America has stayed in Afghanistan so long after we won the war? Listen to this Part 1 out of 2, and Part 2 will come out the same day too! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.8	This is the James Altiger Show.
0:12.8	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:16.7	What the heck is happening in Afghanistan?
0:18.8	I think we roughly know the history first.
0:21.9	Russia invaded there and we funded the rebels, the Mahajidim against Russia.
0:28.3	Then we left them behind and they turned into Al-Qaeda.
0:31.4	They were angry.
0:32.2	They turned into terrorists and Al-Qaeda.
0:34.8	Obviously we just had the 20th anniversary of the horrible 9-11 and that led to us invading
0:41.7	Afghanistan.
0:43.3	And at first I think everybody thought boy that was quick.
0:47.1	We just eliminated the Taliban within days it seemed.
0:50.5	But then what were we still doing there 20 years later?
0:53.8	And almost every president since we invaded has sworn to pull us out of Afghanistan.
1:00.0	What happened?
1:01.0	I don't really understand.
1:02.4	Why did this get so messed up?
1:04.4	By the way, I don't think it's necessarily the president's fault.
1:07.8	I don't know who's.
1:08.8	I don't want to have blame.
1:10.4	I just want to know what happened.
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