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Latest / Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Admiral James Stavridis. Former NATO and SOUTHCOM Commander. ICE Deployed to Airports. More Marines Moving Toward Iran.

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Admiral James Stavridis is back for a master class on war, peace, and the future of American power at a moment when Donald Trump can do almost anything he wants with the most powerful military on earth. The former NATO Supreme Allied Commander joins host Paul Rieckhoff to break down Trump’s war in Iran, the risks of escalation, what it would really mean to send Marines through the Strait of Hormuz, and how adversaries like Russia, China, Iran, and North…

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