►Did you know that prior to 1979, no Americans died in military action in the Middle East?
►What is the Carter Doctrine?
►How did the U.S. military pivot from Vietnam to the Middle East?
►How important was the Shah of Iran to America's Middle East strategy?
►Why was the U.S. Central Command created after 1979?
►When did America begin its military support of Israel?
🚩About Our Guest:
My guest for this episode, which was recorded in early January 2024, is Dr. Andrew Bacevich, co-founder and Chairman of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at Boston University. He is a graduate of West Point, a Vietnam War Veteran, and a retired colonel of the US Army.
Dr. Bacevich is the author, co-author, or editor of more than a dozen books, including the following:
📖 The New American Militarism,
📖The Limits of Power,
📖Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out against America’s Forever Wars, and
📖America’s War for the Greater Middle East
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📑 chapters in this video:
00:00 Introduction
02:01 Dr. Bacevich
05:38 Carter Doctrine
14:35 Dr. Nasr: "Today Baghdad. Tomorrow Tehran."
17:10 Vietnam to Middle East
18:10 Vietnam: a place worth fighting & dying for!
19:50 Restoring confidence in U.S. military
21:40 Iran's 1979 Revolution
24:20 Policing the Beat - stability of Persian Gulf
28:08 Iran-Iraq War
29:29 America's military "establishment"
31:00 next episode: Ironies of U.S. Policies & 9/11
🚩"Today Baghdad. Tomorrow Tehran."
In this 2-part conversation, Dr. Vali Nasr takes us through the history of the Iran-U.S. failed diplomacy:
►S1E17 UME: After conquering Afghanistan & Iraq, did America miss opportunities to neutralize the hardline mullahs of Iran's regime?
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►S1E18: Story of Iran's Nuclear Program & Perceived Threats To Its Security - How It All Began!
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