Ep060 - What's Next for U.S. Policy in Ukraine and Israel?

Maybe America's physical isolation from countries trying to invade or attack us makes us particularly less-informed about foreign policy than citizens on the other side of the world. I'm not sure, but figured it'd be a good idea to check in on the Israel/Hamas/Hezbollah/Iran situation as well as the Russia/Ukraine conflict.  Last week, Israel ramped up it's "escalation to deescalate" against Hezbollah in Lebanon by exploding their pagers and walkie talkies and striking known weapons storage facilities. This week, Ukrainian President Zelenski is in the U.S. visiting not just the U.N. General Assembly, but a munitions factory in of all places swing state Pennsylvania. Are Republicans right to be upset at the appearance of a foreign country meddling in our elections?  NOTES: The Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Intensifies https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/the-israel-hezbollah-conflict-intensifies/ Israel's Focus Shifts North After Electronics Attack https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/israels-focus-shifts-north-after-electronics-attack/ The Zelensky Endorsement https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/the-zelensky-endorsement/ Zelensky US Visit: Ammunition Plant, Pennsylvania, UN, Ukraine https://www.axios.com/2024/09/23/zelensky-us-visit-ammunition-plant-pennsylvania-un-ukraine Zelensky Pennsylvania Seen By Some Republicans As A Bid To Boost Democrats https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3163793/zelensky-pennsylvania-seen-some-republicans-bid-boost-democrats/ UN-American: GOP Bristles at Zelensky’s Criticism https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/09/24/un-american_gop_bristles_zelenskys_criticism_trump_vance_151672.html Volodymyr Zelensky Has a Plan for Ukraine’s Victory https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/volodymyr-zelensky-has-a-plan-for-ukraines-victory Democrats’ “Perfect Phone Call” to Zelensky https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/democrats-perfect-phone-call-to-zelensky/ Iran’s Plot Against Trump Is an Attack on America https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/09/irans-plot-against-trump-is-an-attack-on-america/ Israel Pounds Iran-Backed Hezbollah’s Strongholds While Biden-Harris Administration Is Mum https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/israel-pounds-iran-backed-hezbollahs-strongholds-and-iran-friendly-biden-harris-administration-is-mum/ Hezbollah Has Fired 8,000 Rockets at Israel Since October 7 https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/hezbollah-has-fired-8000-rockets-at-israel-since-october-7/ Biden Gives Swan Song Speech at UN General Assembly https://www.semafor.com/article/09/24/2024/biden-gives-swansong-speech-at-un-general-assembly The Shifting Foundations of Gulf-US Ties https://www.semafor.com/article/09/25/2024/the-shifting-foundations-of-gulf-us-ties Houthi Missile Strikes Central Israel: Netanyahu https://www.semafor.com/article/09/15/2024/houthi-missile-strikes-central-israel-netanyahu Hezbollah’s Pagers and Walkie-Talkies https://www.thefp.com/p/hezbollahs-pagers-and-walkie-talkies Friedman: When We Started to Lie https://www.thefp.com/p/friedman-when-we-started-to-lie Hezbollah’s Hostages, Sex Slaves, Syria, and the Free Press https://www.thefp.com/p/hezbollahs-hostages-sex-slave-syria-free-press Exposing the Hypocrisy of the Genocide Propagandists https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/exposing-the-hypocrisy-of-the-genocide-propagandists/ The Post-Ceasefire Phase of the War https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/the-post-ceasefire-phase-of-the-war/ Echoes of 2006: Israel, Hezbollah, and the Potential for Regional War https://www.brookings.edu/articles/echoes-of-2006-israel-hezbollah-and-the-potential-for-regional-war/ The Coming Conflict with Hezbollah https://www.csis.org/analysis/coming-conflict-hezbollah