‘I Love War, I Hate War’ A Veteran’s Story One Year After the Afghan Withdrawal

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@mosheh / tentwentytwo

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🗓️ 27 July 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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We will be marking one year since the beginning of the chaotic & tragic U.S. exit from Afghanistan next month. The rushed withdrawal brought America’s 20-year war to an abrupt end, allowing the Taliban to rapidly retake control of Afghanistan. Mo News starts our anniversary coverage with a conversation with a US war veteran about their remarkable experience in battle and tough recovery here at home. Mosh spoke to former Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sledge, who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He has a new book out, called "Where Cowards Go to Die," - a brutally honest portrait of war, bravery, and sacrifice. Sledge speaks candidly about the trauma of war and the mental health toll it has taken on tens of thousands of veterans. Note: The episode starts with a few of today’s headlines. – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022. Follow Mo News on all platforms: Newsletter: https://monews.bulletin.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosheh/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mosheh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoshehNews Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/moshehnews

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it is Wednesday, July 27th, I'm Moshe Wannunu, and you're listening
0:07.5	to the Mo news podcast.
0:09.5	This is the place where we bring you just the facts from verified sources and a breakdown
0:13.1	of what matters in the news.
0:14.8	We try to read all the news and read between the lines so you don't have to.
0:18.7	So I have a couple headlines for you today, but a really important conversation.
0:22.5	This August marks one year since the disastrous US withdrawal from the war in Afghanistan.
0:27.4	Some of you who are following me on Instagram know that we went 24-7 for that coverage
0:32.2	last summer, and I want to make sure we are checking in one year later.
0:36.4	Over the course of the next month, we'll be writing you coverage from all perspectives
0:39.4	on what has happened over the last year, and I wanted to start with a really important
0:43.5	one, US War veterans.
0:45.7	Army Staff Sergeant Benjamin Sledge served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
0:50.2	He has a new book out called Where Cowards Go To Die.
0:53.2	We actually first spoke last summer during that withdrawal, and I wanted to be sure to
0:58.7	have him on when this book came out.
1:00.4	I'm very excited for everyone to be able to listen to this conversation.
1:03.1	I feel torn in two.
1:04.6	I love war.
1:06.4	War is awesome.
1:08.0	Because it gave me such a profound sense of meaning and purpose, and then at the same
1:11.3	time, like, I'm like, I hate war, I will do anything to ensure that we don't go to
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