This is the Friends of History Debating Society. I am Gaius, John Bachelor.

Germanicus, Michael Lejos.

Londinium. Summer evening. Lovely. By the Thames, our cup of wine speculating about the first century AD that we live in, the second

century AD where we have great expectation the Roman Empire will be intact

and secure.

But we're looking at the 21st century because there's much upset in the land of the free,

the built upon the Roman Empire, American Empire.

Since last we spoke, President Biden, Tiberius, has not convinced his own party that he is fit for the second

term.

Yes, in addition, the President now welcomes to Washington, beginning on the 9th.

NATO, NATO at war, women, the heads of the delegation arrive at joint base Andrews all morning.

They proceed to a women peace and security roundtable at 9.30, a women peace and security

reception at 11 o'clock, remarks by the new General Secretary of NATO, or the old one, I'm not sure Rudy will be the new one PM of Netherlands

Stoltenburg is the outgoing you will recall he was asked to say on an extra year.

And then there will be a keynote speech to the defense industry

and then a celebration of five o'clock,

the 75th anniversary of NATO keeping North Atlantic,

America, and our European allies safe at Andrew Mellon Auditorium.

All of this is irony, of course,

because since NATO last met,

the President of the United States,

the bull work of NATO, is in doubt.

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