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The defeat of ISIS: Not if… but when

Hosted by Warren Olney Feb. 28, 2017 National
President Trump campaigned on promise to speed up the crushing of the so-called Islamic State.  This week, the Pentagon provided a "framework" of options.  We hear the pros and cons.

Photo: US soldiers execute a fire mission to support Iraqi security forces during the Mosul counteroffensive in northern Iraq. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson

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The defeat of ISIS: Not if… but when

This week, the Pentagon gave President Trump its best-laid plans to accomplish his campaign promise to accelerate the crushing of ISIS. The Obama Administration already...

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Trumpism in the Netherlands: The Rise of Geert Wilders

A right-wing challenge to centuries of liberal tradition in the Netherlands.

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Warren Olney

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Jenny Hamel, Evan George, Luke Vander Ploeg

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