Once again, NPR ask well researched questions and respectfully give enough time for the guest to give a concise and lengthy answer. Nothing comes close to this on television.
Dexter Filkins has been on the ground in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has written the book: The Forever War
Highlights of the interview include:
- The farce that Pakistan are fighting insurgents inside their own borders. Despite Pakistan being paid $2 billion a year to do this, they do not lift a finger. His own personal observations of this
- Ugly details about how the peace in Iraq was achieved by paying off the insurgents
- That Afghanistan is unwinnable
- That Pakistan is on the verge of being a failed state... with nukes.
Right now, we are living in the moment. These are crazy times. It makes me yearn for the boring old 90's.
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