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I'm John Batche with Professor H. J. Macinder.

Seven capital, seven points of view, two wars, a third one threatened and now DC

professor DC has descended into parochial matters such as expelling a man who

pretty much misrepresented himself for his whole life named Santos.

That dominated the news this week.

There was an additional entertainment.

The governor of California and the Governor of Florida debated each

other. To what end, no one is clear because neither is a candidate for the presidency right now.

The one would like to be, that's Desantis of Florida, the other one is unlikely to be because

Mr Biden is running and he's not going to step around or challenge his own president.

And yet, Washington's point of view of Kief, of Washington's point of view of Jerusalem,

difficult to read. There is that rumor that Washington wants to settle. There is no

rumor that is accountable about Gaza. Mr. Biden has been firm in his support of the Israeli government.

So Washington's point of view here as we enter into the holiday period where nothing much

happens until the State of the union.

Well, Washington is very, very depressing for anybody who cares in all about the United States of America.

We've now had, but we've had a long uninterrupted period of alleged governance by a man who is clearly physically and mentally failing

he's not equal to the job his staff manages him, they keep him hidden, they talk about putting a lid on it after he's done.

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