Preparing for the Weekend and Thermonuclear War

A recap of the week from the Crashing the War Party team

Good morning!

We’re taking a break this week but have no fear, we’ll be right back behind our microphones to bring you the show next week.

For now, here’s are some news highlights, commentary, and other things we have been working on to fill the void so you can stay up to date with the machinations of the Washington blob.

Have a good weekend and talk to you all next week!

-Kelley Vlahos

Tweets of the Week

Daniel Larison @DanielLarison

The 'Price of Hegemony' Is Too Damn High, by @DanielLarison daniellarison.substack.com/p/the-price-of… @JustinTLogan @BH_Friedman @stephenwertheim @KelleyBVlahos

daniellarison.substack.comThe ‘Price of Hegemony’ Is Too Damn HighKagan is essentially saying that the U.S. should be willing to play nuclear Russian roulette to defend countries we are not obliged to protect.

Kelley B. Vlahos @KelleyBVlahos

John Mearsheimer live now -- how do you get to a negotiated settlement? I can't see the Russians giving any ground or the U.S. giving any ground. Where does that leave us? usrussiaaccord.org/save-the-date-…

Daniel Larison @DanielLarison

“No doubt these client states would like the US to fight their wars for them, and that is exactly why the US needs to be rid of them.”

original.antiwar.comStop Indulging the Saudis and the UAE - Antiwar.com OriginalThe Biden administration has catered to the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the last year with more weapons sales and - Daniel Larison for Antiwar.com Original

Kelley B. Vlahos @KelleyBVlahos

Johnny get your gun .... and go to Ukraine? Must read Jeff Groom, on Iran/Afghanistan veterans making the decision to join the resistance and fight the #Russians. responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/04/08/joh… @VetsAboutFace @robertwrighter @TroopsHomeUS @FabiusMaximus01 @TheWarNerd

responsiblestatecraft.orgJohnny get your gun ... and go to Ukraine? - Responsible StatecraftResponding to headlines and images and a call of duty, recent US veterans are leaving to fight the Russians. It’s not a good idea.

More from the Week:

Military do-somethingism is running amok in Washington — Daniel Larison at Responsible Statecraft, 4/8

Kaplan's Obscene Cheerleading for Saudi Arabia — Daniel Larison at Eunomia, 4/2

What can the US really do to protect civilians in Ukraine? — Anatol Lieven & George Beebe at Responsible Statecraft, 4/7

From our Friends:

Kyle Anzalone @KyleAnzalone_

New Show!! Conflicts of Interest #259: War in Ukraine Could End Too Soon for Some NATO Members CoHost @FreemansMind96

youtu.beConflicts of Interest #259: War in Ukraine Could End Too Soon for Some NATO MembersOn COI #259, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the NATO hawks’ desire for a protracted war in Ukraine, the American people’s support for war with Russia...

ICYMI these Past Episodes:

-Friend or frenemy? Mitchell Plitnick discusses Middle East posturing on Russia-Ukraine

-Kelsey Atherton on the fog of war and discerning science from sci-fi in Ukraine

-Don't fear the mob: why keeping up war skepticism is healthy, with Ben Friedman

-Warning from the recent past: Don't make Ukraine another Afghanistan, w/ Matthew Hoh

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