Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Tension on the Russia-Ukraine Border
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Is There a War in Coba?
i wanted to end that conversation book at, was to say, where does puton's strength come from, other than the fact that he has this control over the body politic let's say. People sometimes think that if i am a dictator, i am strong. You're not actually strong societies are those that function wi, up the heavy ponds. But when when you look about what happened in afghanistan, it is most amazing thing is the complete collapse of state authority within 28 or forty eight hours. That after one trillion dollars worth of expenditure, 20 years in presence, that thing should come crashing down like a deck of cards.
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