137: War & Peace w/ General John Allen

<div>James and Al lay out the case for Democrats to stop their internal criticism and infighting going into the midterms.  They also welcome 4-Star USMC General John Allen for an in-depth analysis of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, our readiness, and the current threats we face.  How is Ukraine fairing?  What are the weaknesses of Russia’s military?  And how can the USA and NATO help?  </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to<a href="http://www.twitter.com/@politicon"> @politicon</a>.  </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you’re from!</div> <div><br> </div> <div><strong>Get More From This Week’s Guest:</strong></div> <br> <div><strong>General John Allen:</strong></div> <div> <a href="https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/602794/">Defense.gov</a> | <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/john-r-allen/">Brookings Institution</a> | <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/book/turning-point/">Author of “Turning Point”</a> </div> <br> <div><strong>Please Support This Week’s Sponsors:</strong></div> <div><br> </div> <div><strong>Hell &amp; High Water Podcast</strong></div> <div>To start listening, find it on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hell-high-water-with-john-heilemann/id1529346075">podcasts.apple.com</a> or search for it wherever you get your podcasts</div> <div><br> </div> <div><strong>Workable</strong></div> <div>For a 15 day free trial go to <a href="https://www.workable.com/">workable.com<strong><br> <br> </strong></a><br> </div> <div><strong>HelloFresh</strong></div> <div>For 16 free meals and 3 free gifts, got to <a href="https://www.hellofresh.com/pages/podcast?c=WARROOM16&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=cpm&amp;utm_campaign=podcast16fm&amp;utm_content=warroom16&amp;featured=family&amp;mealsize=2-4&amp;dm=meals&amp;dm_gifts=gifts">hellofresh.com</a> and use the promo code: WARROOM16</div> <div><br> </div> <div><strong>Blinkist</strong></div> <div>F