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757 - Brandon Webb (Part 2): Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Sequel): What went wrong, and what should've happened?

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James Altucher

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4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

What exactly happened to the Withdrawal from Afghanistan? What went wrong? How should America has be more effective in the withdrawal? What should we do better in politics, in terms of foreign policy, and internally? In this 2nd part of the 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, talk about what should America do to be more effective in withdrawal, and how should the American politics and foreign policy be? Listen to this Part 2 out of 2, and make sure you check out Part 1 if you missed it! 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.

0:07.6

This is the James Altiger Show.

0:13.7

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:16.7

So in part one which was released today, Brandon Webb explained, you know, what happened

0:20.7

in Iraq, what happened in Afghanistan, how did it start?

0:23.7

He was in the first group of Navy SEALs that was deployed to Afghanistan in November

0:29.7

2001.

0:30.7

He started the SEAL sniper school.

0:33.3

He runs a military information service.

0:35.5

So he explained to us everything that was going on.

0:37.5

You know, like, how the war in Iraq, quote unquote, ended.

0:41.0

What's going on in Afghanistan?

0:42.5

What happened in Afghanistan?

0:43.5

And the story he's seen back over the past two decades.

0:47.2

But now in this part two, what happened in this pull out?

0:51.4

Why did it go so wrong?

0:53.3

What's next?

0:54.3

Here's Brandon Webb.

1:04.4

So what's going on?

1:05.4

So we decided to get out of Afghanistan a decade or so ago.

1:09.2

Why didn't it happen immediately?

1:11.8

What needed to happen for it to happen?

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