EPISODE 471 BONUS INTERVIEW - The Mess in Afghanistan with David French

The Holy Post

Phil Vischer

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🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Is the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan the right policy? And will abandoning the country ultimately cost more American lives than staying? And who’s really to blame for the mess that’s unfolding? Skye talks with David French about these issues and more in this special bonus interview. French is the senior editor of The Dispatch, an attorney, the author of numerous books, and an Iraq War veteran. This bonus episode features the first half of Skye’s hour long conversation with David French. The full 60 minute interview is available exclusively for Holy Post patreon supporters.

Full Interview with David French: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55322869

The Dispatch: https://thedispatch.com

Three stages of recent events in Afghanistan [2:26]
Moral obligation to Afghans left behind [3:42]
https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/when-never-again-becomes-again-and

Response to refugee resettlement objections [8:53]
Afghan armies and US military support [16:26]
https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/when-the-strongest-tribe-leaves
https://www.amazon.com/Strongest-Tribe-Politics-Endgame-Iraq/dp/0812978668

Effect of US withdrawal on future US military credibility [21:12]
Who’s really to blame? [26:21]

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to a special bonus interview for Holypost Episode 471.
0:05.2	In the regular episode, I spoke with Matthew Sorons from World Relief about the humanitarian
0:10.0	crisis unfolding in Afghanistan and what's being done to rescue our Afghan allies as the
0:14.8	US military withdraws from the country and the Taliban retakes control.
0:19.4	In this bonus interview with David French, we look at the military, political, and cultural
0:24.0	implications of the US withdrawal.
0:26.7	David is a friend of the Holypost and the senior editor at the dispatch.
0:30.6	His writing and analysis there about Afghanistan has been among the most insightful that I have
0:35.0	found and I highly recommend you check it out or listen to him on the dispatch podcast
0:39.7	like I do every week.
0:41.4	Apart from his work there, David French is also an attorney, the author of numerous books,
0:46.6	and an Iraq war veteran.
0:48.7	Experience you'll hear him discuss in the interview.
0:51.1	What follows is about 30 minutes of the full one hour conversation that I had with David
0:55.4	French, the full unedited interview is available exclusively for Holypost Patreon supporters.
1:01.6	So if you've not yet joined our team, head over to Holypost.com and click the support us
1:06.7	button.
1:07.7	You'll not only get access to fantastic bonus interviews like this, but you'll also help
1:11.9	us grow the podcast to reach even more people.
1:15.6	One final note before we jump in, this interview was recorded on Monday, before the bomb
1:20.1	means on August 26th near the Kabul airport that killed dozens of US soldiers and Afghans.
1:25.7	That's why that attack is never mentioned in the conversation.
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