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Publish shortly after the us defeat enough. Count, as john is a new book, military history for the modern strategist, americas major was since 18. 61. Its also dr. Michael ohanlon, senior fellow and director of research and Foreign Policy at the brookings institution, and former Advisory Board member, the c i a joins me now from washington, dc. Thank you so much, mike, for coming on just before we get to the book, and i go to say your book makes it very hard for joining this because the scope is massive. As co director of the brookings advocate, security initiative, youll click fluids on events in the shad. My understanding is its the largest c i a base in the world. I get as base 201. I dont know, 500000000000. 00. How many millions of dollars it means, the bank of the us public money on it. And an american trained soldier now runs deja. Well, greetings and you certainly are right to dramatize the significance of the counterterrorism cooperation with the share including the base. It p
The odds seem pretty high against that. It is striking to see just how forward leaning nigeria has been in this situation. And i admire the nigerians for that role of the government as lost the battle in jerry and parliament to intervene. They havent invaded you go. Exactly. So it is not really clear what nigeria would or could do anyway, short of really being willing to risk it all out war which was presumably is not really what nigeria needs right now were lost. So this is very much a work in progress. And it is not a good thing because in there are situations around the world where being a think tank or i can say, you know, that cool. Does that look all bad to me because the government got rid of was clearly corrupt or ineffectual, or, and you know, inciting violence or what have you. But this is not one of those cases. There was not all that Much Negative to say about the incumbent when he was the post is electronic, with doubted the incentives altogether. And of course, the countr
Im action retents the and welcome back to going underground rule. Gusting all around the world from dubai in the u. A. This weekend mark 62 years since the closure and the border between east and west and sectors of berlin. The head of the following is threats of a nuclear war between washington and moscow. Today, while the global south prepares for the brick summers in south africa, fighting in ukraine sees the usa and then ill give a crisis with the china and russia and let alone most of the world is represented by population of the un, which you refuse to condemn what russia sees as the existential right of nato publish shortly after the us giving it enough count as john is a new book, military history for the modern strategist americans major was since 1861. Its also dr. Michael ohanlon, senior fellow and director of research and Foreign Policy of the brookings institution, and former Advisory Board member, the c i a joins me now from washington, dc. Thank you so much, mike, for co
Dont know, 500000000000. Dont how many millions of dollars it means to bends of the us public money on it. And an american trained soldier now runs these. Yeah, well, greetings and you certainly are right to dramatize the significance of the counterterrorism cooperation with the share including the base. It probably is a, this point, multi 1000000000. 00 base in terms of overall investment, but im not sure on the exact numbers. We also know that roughly 20 percent of all american troops in africa are in the share, which is obviously a hugely disproportionate number in the account that was 54 countries to have such a concentration. And in the absence of the french being able to work like they did previously. And molly, this has become even more important given the prevalence of isis and other extremist groups throughout the broaders to help. So yes is really brings to a focal point why United States government has avoided calling this a cruise so far. Even though we all know that it is