they re supporting isis, funding them. we re caught in the middle of a war between the shiite and the sunnis. we ve got to realize, let s let them fight this war out. let s not put more american troops in and let s not be a proxy air force for iran. let s say we do that, let them fight it out. it doesn t seem reich there s anybody for us to root for. if the world emerges from this with a group that stems across syria into iraq and who knows how far beyond, and one of the mission wills be to kill americans with you can bet on it, at what point do we intervene? then then go to jordan? how big does it have to get before we step in and it s world war ii i. well, i don t think it s going to be big was the iranians are stepping in and there s going to be a fight between the shia and those iraqis and the
they re supporting isis, funding them. we re caught in the middle of a war between the shiite and the sunnis. we ve got to realize, let s let them fight this war out. let s not put more american troops in and let s not be a proxy air force for iran. let s say we do that, let them fight it out. it doesn t seem reich there s anybody for us to root for. if the world emerges from this with a group that stems across syria into iraq and who knows how far beyond, and one of the mission wills be to kill americans with you can bet on it, at what point do we intervene? then then go to jordan? how big does it have to get before we step in and it s world war ii i. well, i don t think it s going to be big was the iranians are stepping in and there s going to be a fight between the
i think we re entering a period when it s less obvious to other governments that the u.s. is in less of a position to play a deterring role. that doesn t raise the risk of someone saying, let s start a nuclear war. i think that s highly unlikely. it s what we learn from this story of human cultural evolution. while we can t wish war out of existence like the song suggests, we are looking to respond to changes in the environment, and that s what really makes large-scale wars a bad, bad thing for everybody. thank goodness we can end on an optimistic note. pleasure to have you here. thank you. whatnext up, what s wrong w western politics? my friend has a diagnosis and a prescription. we ll be back in a moment.
out of control but i remain optimistic that s not going to happen. i think what we learn from the story of human cultural revolution, while we can t wish war out of existence like the song suggests, we are looking to respond to changes in the pay-off, changes in the environment. and the environment is one that just makes large-scale wars really bad for everybody and that s why we ve seen this decline. thank goodness we can end on an optimistic note. pleasure to have you here. thank you. next up, what s wrong with washington politics? some might say, where would you like to begin? my next guest has a diagnosis and prescription. peace of mind is important when you re running a business.
service dogs helping out wounded veterans, but it does make the task more difficult because you want to be telling stories that help you sell newspapers, attract viewers and right now the american people and obviously i think this is not a good thing, the american people have largely tuned this war out. and there are excellent sources for the information you re describing but it s hard to find because people tune it out. thank you for joining me on this. thank you, brian. time for a quick break. when i come back a moral dilemma for journalists. why don t we call it what it is. a chicago communist raised, communist educated, communist nurtured subhuman mongrel. that s hate speech. ll dive minutes. [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight,