Afghanistan

Majority 54

Politics, Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

4.7 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Ben Rhodes, former Obama White House staffer and co-host of Pod Save the World, joins the show to help illuminate everything that went wrong in Afghanistan -- past and present. What needs to happen next, and how should we reflect on the war? Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders and two free pillows for Majority 54 listeners at HelixSleep.com/Majority54 Visit athleticgreens.com/MAJORITY to try the comprehensive supplement that's fueling Majority 54. You'll get a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase if you visit our link today. Cooking quality seafood at home doesn't have to be scary! In fact, it's easy with Wild Alaskan Company. Wild Alaskan Company is a family run business that delivers high quality, sustainably-sourced Wild-Caught Seafood right to your door. Get $15 off your first box of premium seafood when you visit WildAlaskanCompany.com/MAJORITY54 Upstart knows you're more than just your credit score. Unlike other lenders, Upstart considers your income and current employment to find you a smarter rate for your loan. Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to UPSTART.com/MAJORITY54 Jason is back with a new season and a new co-host, Ravi Gupta. Each week, they'll tackle our most pressing issues, giving you the tools necessary to successfully have conversations across the aisle. Majority54 is a Wonder Media Network production. It's produced by Grace Lynch and Edie Allard. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander. Majority 54 on Twitter Jason on Twitter Jason on Instagram Ravi on Twitter Ravi on Instagram Ben on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Jason Kander.
0:04.4	And I'm Robbie Gupta.
0:05.6	And this is Majority 54, the podcast that helps Americans who voted for progress convinced
0:10.1	those who didn't to join our Majority.
0:13.0	This week we are just going to dedicate the entire episode to Afghanistan.
0:17.8	Kind of because I just want to talk about it.
0:21.4	And we thought rather than have Robbie and the rest of the listening audience just have
0:26.4	to listen to me be like a mix of angry and sad and all that kind of stuff for an entire
0:31.6	episode because that is super productive.
0:34.8	The weed also have somebody who could elevate the conversation a little bit.
0:38.1	So we invited our friend Ben Rhodes.
0:40.5	You're familiar with Ben, I'm sure.
0:42.5	He co-hosts with Tommy Vittor, pod save the world.
0:45.9	He's an MSNBC contributor.
0:47.5	He worked for President Obama in the foreign policy and national security space.
0:51.2	He's the author of the book after the fall being American in the world we've made.
0:55.2	And he's very nice to join us on short notice.
0:58.3	So Ben, thanks for coming on.
1:00.3	No, no problem at all Jason, thanks to have the space for a conversation.
1:04.1	I think we should start with this basic disclaimer that I'm sure we all agree with the withdrawal
1:09.1	of forces from Afghanistan, right?
1:11.6	Yeah, yes, yes.
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