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EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 23 MIN

RTC Episode 1 - Obama's Bluff

from The Rational Nationalist · host Lee Ellis

The first in our series analyzing and drawing lessons from the latest Middle East conflict. We'll talk a lot about organized crime, since relationships between criminal organizations are, not surprisingly, similar to relationships among governments.   We'll also look at why it's important to keep your promises, zooming in specifically on Obama's Syrian "red line" and his inversion of TR's axiom. 

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