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

Germanicus is here. We're in Londinium. We're speculating about the 21st century.

NATO gathering for its 75th anniversary event, the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in these next hours,

hosted by President Biden, who is under a great deal of pressure from his own party, members of Congress

speaking bluntly that he should withdraw his name from the nomination process for the second term.

Senator is said to be gathering to visit him or to have conversation with him about stepping away from the ticket that is his, unless

he says not.

President Biden has said that he will not leave unless, and the caveat is always spiritual.

And so we come now to Moscow's point of view.

Yes, Su and Su, I understand.

But they also have to make some decisions there are

rumors that North Korean divisions are on the way can't be confirmed if there are

rumors there's certainly North Korean arsenal is on the way. It's being used now. In detail the Russians

have been barred the airfields that are available for the F-16s when and if they

arrive. So the Russians are not quiet on the battlefield. At the same time,

Germanicus knows there are American academics, progressive so-called, who are making terms about what kind of war is acceptable

to the left, the progressive left, which is now in control at the White House and the Pentagon.

I read from the essay in foreign affairs.

Progressives are rightly skeptical about the ability of military force to achieve political goals. But there are scenarios

in which the use of force aligns with progressive principles. One, military support for

anti-Imperialist efforts.

Two, limited humanitarian interventions.

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