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The John Batchelor Show

ents, from Ukraine to Afghanistan . @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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#ISOLATIONISM: America turns its back on foreign entanglements, from Ukraine to Afghanistan . @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness

https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/10/populism-pacificism-and-isolationism-part-3-the-future/

1950 Afghanistan

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0:00.0

We all have a fire inside us. It gives us energy and spirit to do the things we love.

0:06.0

Every morning we get to feed that fire and set ourselves up for the day with a warming

0:10.8

and satisfying bowl of Quaker oats.

0:13.0

Because when we feed it right, when it's fully ablaze,

0:18.0

we can take on anything the day might bring.

0:20.0

Feed more than just your body.

0:24.6

Feed the fire inside.

0:27.6

Quaker oats.

0:29.2

This is Friends of History Debating society. I'm John Bachelor.

0:34.0

Popularism, pacifism, and isolationism.

0:37.0

That is McCotter joins, writing for American greatness,

0:41.0

on these three ideas that have been commonplace throughout America's

0:46.5

history but now they come together. I recall when I was a lad, the Vietnam War, there was much debate all the time about the conduct of the U.S.

0:58.9

The commitment of the U.S. blood and treasure.

1:02.1

These days we have two perhaps three wars in Eurasia. There is

1:07.3

no debate on the floor of Congress. There are no Oval Office addresses by the

1:11.7

president to update us at our risk.

1:15.0

And in fact, there's no challenge at all from the two parties

1:19.0

that even something as straightforward as the protests against George Bush's administration

1:25.6

in the Iraq war. Nothing like that. Why not? That is a very good evening to you.

1:30.5

It's all missing. We can't see see it is it going on anywhere a debate good

1:35.2

evening to you good meaning to you John with the Vietnam War example I think the

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