Syria: Can we achieve peace through strength?

Pantsuit Politics

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.5 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2017

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Today, in the pearls, we have a Kentucky theme—we’re going to talk a little about President Trump’s actions on coal and the Washington Post’s scathing editorial about Mitch McConnell. Then in the Suit we discuss the military strike in Syria, and in the Heels, we’ll discuss what’s on our minds outside of politics this week. SPONSOR: Aaptiv What do you get when an app that Sarah is obsessed with becomes a sponsor of the show? Aaptiv - a fitness app that provides audio workouts guided by a trainer synched with the perfect playlist and fully customizable by workout type, machine, duration, and intensity. Aaptiv is are offering our listeners a free 30 day trial. Go to https://aaptiv.com, sign up for a monthly subscription, and enter promo code PANTSUIT. Leave us a review on iTunes by clicking here! Subscribe to Episodes: iTunes | Android Subscribe to our weekly email and get a free Pantsuit Primer audiobook! Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Show Notes We acknowledge the horrendous attacks in Sweden and Egypt. Sweden mourns 4 killed, 15 wounded in Stockholm truck attack Palm Sunday bombings kill dozens at churches in Egypt In our Kentucky-themed Pearls, we discuss Trump's recent actions on coal and the Saturday Night Live skit targeting Trump's Kentucky supporters. Trump moves toward relief from water rule that threatens coal Trump signs law rolling back disclosure rule for energy and mining We also discuss the Washington Post’s scathing editorial about Mitch McConnell. We both compliment Senators from the other side who criticized the party line with regards to the recent rule change. In the Suit, we respond to our listener Katie's concerns that "'peace through strength' is getting more and more antiquated with every generation." We also share our previous views on Syria we both shared on Sarah's blog before the podcast began. Sarah: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On Thursday evening, President Trump authorized a military strike on a Syrian airfield.
0:04.8	We talk about the process, strategy, and concept of peace through strength in today's episode.
0:10.0	This is Sarah from the Left and Beth from the Right.
0:12.9	You're listening to Pant Soup Politics.
0:15.4	Now shouting, new insults, plenty of nuance.
0:30.2	Today in the pearls we have a Kentucky theme.
0:34.1	We're going to talk a little about President Trump's actions on coal
0:37.0	and the Washington Post-Skating Editorial about Mitch McConnell.
0:40.0	Then in the suit, we discuss the military strike in Syria.
0:42.6	And in the heels, we'll discuss what's on our minds outside of politics this week.
0:46.5	Welcome back Sarah.
0:48.9	Thanks.
0:49.5	Know everybody that I am so excited to be back, but this is our...
0:53.6	We're recording this on Sunday night, so my brain's a little foggy from the drive.
0:57.7	Your brain is still on vacation.
0:59.2	My brain is still on vacation, so Godspeed to my brain for this episode.
1:03.6	Well, like you said, we are going to have a Kentucky theme in the pearls,
1:06.5	but we do want to acknowledge the tragic events that unfolded in Sweden and Egypt over the weekend.
1:12.5	And as we receive more information about what happened there and the motivation and what groups,
1:17.3	if any, claim responsibility, we might return to that subject on Friday.
1:21.0	But certainly our thoughts are with the people of those countries and everyone impacted.
1:25.9	So we have been talking about President Trump's actions on coal amongst ourselves for a couple
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