Episode

9/12 Samantha Power’s Fog of Intervention w/ Daniel Bessner

September 12, 2019

Joining Michael Brooks today on the Majority Report is Daniel Bessner (@dbessner) to discuss his latest piece in the New Republic, “The Fog of Intervention.” In it, Bessner explores Samantha Power’s new memoir and diplomatic career leading Obama’s foreign policy at the United Nations.

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Daniel Bessner (@dbessner) joins us to discuss his latest piece in the New Republic, “The Fog of Intervention.” In it, Bessner explores Samantha Power’s new memoir and diplomatic career leading Obama’s foreign policy at the United Nations. In her book, “A Problem From Hell: America in the Age of Genocide,” she laid out the case for a kind of humanitarian interventionism that led to some of the worst foreign policy disasters in the Obama administration. Bessner lays out the problems with her approach and concludes with a few points on how Bernie Sanders’ foreign policy presents a true vision of anti-imperialism.

On the fun half: Morning Joe endorses Biden because of electability: “best bet.” Natural resources defense council staffer explains the water crisis in Newark. Brian Kilmeade says college sports are over if athletes get paid. Palestinian human rights attorney explains Israeli annexation plans. Tulsi “both sides” the situation in Kashmir. Stuart Varney says Warren would redistribute aid to workers.

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