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Afghanistan Vet Elliot Ackerman: Why We Should Bring the Draft Back
FromThe New Abnormal
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Aug 21, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Author and war veteran Elliot Ackerman holds a very unpopular opinion about the draft: he supports it, but only because he thinks it could be a good thing for Americans. He joins this bonus episode of The New Abnormal to explain why he holds this take and how he sees it ultimately helping create more peace and less war. Plus, he shares his experience trying to evacuate people, including the Afghan girls’ robotics team, out of Afghanistan and what his new book The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan is all about. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Aug 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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