Episode #041: Budget, Budget Real Good (feat. Jack Detsch)
Phil and Cooper talk about the US defense budget with Al-Monitor’s Pentagon correspondent, Jack Detsch, to get an idea on where the massive amounts of money for foreign armies and weapons square off with President Trump’s constantly-changing views on the Middle East. Also, Bibi gets an indictment recommendation, and Valentine’s Day. 04:22 - Bibi's fight has just begun (Ben Caspit) 10:22 - US support for Kurds in Iraq, Syria unaffected by tensions with Turkey (Jack Detsch) 10:22 - Pentagon budget retains same troop levels in Iraq, Syria (Jack Detsch)
Phil and Cooper talk about the US defense budget with Al-Monitor’s Pentagon correspondent, Jack Detsch, to get an idea on where the massive amounts of money for foreign armies and weapons square off with President Trump’s constantly-changing views on the Middle East. Also, Bibi gets an indictment recommendation, and Valentine’s Day.
- 04:22 - Bibi's fight has just begun (Ben Caspit)
- 10:22 - US support for Kurds in Iraq, Syria unaffected by tensions with Turkey (Jack Detsch)
- 10:22 - Pentagon budget retains same troop levels in Iraq, Syria (Jack Detsch)