- S4 Episode 10 - "The Phantom Pain"
Donald Trump cuts a deal with the Taliban — and America begins its withdrawal.
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The Obama administration promises victory in ‘The Good War.’
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America runs its war in Afghanistan on the cheap — and subcontracts to crooks, kingpins, and gangsters.
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The Bush administration unleashes the first war of the 21st century.
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The Afghan jihad spreads to Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.
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The warlord years, and the rise of the Taliban.
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Operation Cyclone whips through Afghanistan — until a deal is finally struck.
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The USSR invades, and the Safari Club kicks things up a notch.
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The build-up to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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Welcome to Season 4: Afghanistan.
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The armistice in Korea is supposed to be temporary. But a peace treaty never comes. As decades roll on, the war becomes permanent.
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Stalemate on the battlefield does not stop the United States from obliterating North Korea.
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President Truman and his “Big General in the Far East” enter their final standoff over the war.
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The US threatens to cross the Yalu. The Chinese leadership debates its options in Korea.
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Gen. MacArthur executes his revenge.
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With a rightwing, US-backed klepto-case to his South, Kim Il-Sung bets the house.
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The war before the war on a self-reliant island off South Korea.
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After a flash of hope post-WWII Korea is divided into North and South.
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A pocket-sized history of the Korean peninsula, the upstart US and Japanese empires, and World War II.
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A new season, a new story: The Korean War. To listen to the rest of season 3 right now, visit www.blowback.show
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