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Rational Security

The “We’re Quitting Just in Time” Edition

Rational Security

The Lawfare Institute

News, Foreignpolicy, Nationalsecurity, Politics, Government, Middleeast

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Historic protests rock Cuba. The ripple effects of an assassination linger in Haiti. And a former president warns the consequences of withdrawal from Afghanistan will be “unbelievably bad.” 

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0:00.0

Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination.

0:12.0

Not a car in the world, as you simply lean back. And before you know it, you're there.

0:20.0

This is how travel should feel. And on our trains, it does.

0:25.0

Avanti West Coast. Feel good, travel.

0:33.0

So you guys, you know, Cuba's in the news, Haiti's coming apart. I don't know what shoe is next to drop.

0:40.0

But I think it's becoming quite clear that it was rational security that was holding the world together.

0:45.0

You know, we were the kid with the proverbial finger in the dike and we're walking away and now everything's going to be flooded.

0:57.0

Yeah, I would love to think that we were the ones holding it all together.

1:02.0

But so then it really started to fall apart when season left is what you're saying.

1:06.0

And now that we've now that we've announced it, like the whole world is just throwing up its hand.

1:11.0

You know, just like they said about the Taliban, you know, if you announce a time for the withdrawal.

1:17.0

Right, they just wait you out. I think they said, you know, the Westerners have the watches, but we have the time.

1:23.0

It was kind of like that for rational security.

1:27.0

Yeah, one one were we guys hanging up our spurs and the world's like rubbing its hands like flies on shit.

1:35.0

Maybe the aliens are going to come after we end next week.

1:39.0

Now they're our friends.

1:41.0

Yeah, sure. You're welcome world.

1:49.0

Hello and welcome to rational security, the we're quitting just in time edition.

1:55.0

Maybe it's going to be the year welcome world edition.

1:59.0

Good luck. Thanks for all the fish.

2:01.0

Yes, getting out of that.

2:03.0

Never read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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