with joe biden seems to be really quite willing to embrace that i mean when we look at biden's policy towards russia towards china his administration is going to places really fast i don't think they know how they're getting there and what the outcome is going to be because it's terrifying a lot of people how do you see this scott go ahead. well understand it by do ministration was compelled to reconstitute the mechanisms of national security policy and foreign policy making that the trump administration had done rove for other term in terms of how policy was made many positions were not staffed other positions were just ignored and you know trump and his inner circle were making policy as opposed to the old fashioned way where you know ideas were put out to different departments they came together and deputies committees in the national security council came together and principals committees where the cabinet members got together and made you know again the president. that's what's his returning to and when you do that you become a prisoner of process and so that's what we see with

with joe biden seems to be really quite willing to embrace that i mean when we look at biden's policy towards russia towards china his administration is going to places really fast i don't think they know how they're getting there and what the outcome is going to be because it's terrifying a lot of people how to use compelled to reconstitute the mechanisms of national security policy and foreign policy making the job administration. for. sure in terms of how college he was made many positions were not staffed other positions were just ignored and you know trump and his inner circle were making policy as opposed to the old fashioned way where you know. were put out to different departments they came together and deputies committees in the national security council came together and principals committees where the cabinet members got together and made you know again the president so that's what's returning to and when you do that you become a prisoner of process and so that's what we see with you know american foreign policy national security policy today is that joe biden has allowed t

with joe biden seems to be really quite willing to embrace that i mean when we look at biden's policy towards russia towards china his administration is going to places really fast i don't think they know how they're getting there and what the outcome is going to be because it's terrifying a lot of people how do you see this scott go ahead. well understand it by do ministration was compelled to reconstitute the mechanisms of national security policy and foreign policy making that the trump administration had done rogue for their term in terms of how policy was made many positions were not staffed other positions were just ignored and you know trump and his inner circle were making policy as opposed to the old fashioned way where you know ideas were put out to different departments they came together and deputies committees in the national security council came together and principals committees where the cabinet members got together and made you know again the president. that's what's his returning to and when you do that you become a prisoner of process and so that's what we see with

with joe biden seems to be really quite willing to embrace that i mean when we look at biden's policy towards russia towards china his administration is going to places really fast i don't think they know how they're getting there and what the outcome is going to be because it's terrifying a lot of people how do you see this scott go ahead. well understand it but i do ministration was compelled to reconstitute the mechanisms of national security policy and foreign policy making that the trump administration had done rogue for their term in terms of how policy was made many positions were not staffed other positions were just ignored and you know trump and his inner circle were making policy as opposed to the old fashioned way where you know ideas were put out to different departments they came together and deputies committees in the national security council came together and principals committees where the cabinet members got together and made you know again the president. that's what's his returning to and when you do that you become a prisoner of process and so that's what we see w

up until now but since taking office joe biden waited 3 months to calls alecky and we know that joe biden feels in some way compromised by his potential past links for the past leaks of his family members to ukraine so it's a tough issue for him. but actually after the most recent round of worrying escalations in the east of the country you have biden calls olinsky this weekend for the 1st time so it's clear that i think this is a lever he believes he can poll in order to maintain his relevance in order to maintain his position as a as a world leader of porton and at the same time can kind of throw meat to his hardliners and encourage as much support as possible in this kind of war effort and i think ukraine does still very much see itself as a country at war i speak to ukrainian friends about this all the time and they say whatever our assault on for example russian language might be whatever our compromises are on basic human rights because we are fighting a war and that psychological element that has kind of persisted since 2014 has never gone away in my view mary i mean ok this is a v

well i of course agree horrible as joe biden was as a presidential candidate if his promises the better promises dozens of them were being kept things would be not quite so bad the war on afghanistan would be ended the troops would be out. so the wars across the middle east and the troops and the weapons would be out. you know and it's it's incredible that he comes right in and picks up where trump left off changes very little has yet to lift the sanctions against the international criminal court it for his rule based order has yet to lift the the the trade sanctions that tariffs on on china and continues with the weapons that the united states take the 50 countries on earth that the u.s. government itself calls the most oppressive $48.00 of them 96 percent are getting weapons and training and funding of their militaries from the united states military and so it's incredible that you can do that while at the same time preaching democracy and peace and rule of law it makes absolutely no sense to me and it requires incredible contortions and what i said that the president did win it but i

well i of course agree horrible as joe biden was as a presidential candidate if his promises the better promises dozens of them were being kept things would be not quite so bad the war on afghanistan would be ended the troops would be out. so the wars across the middle east and the troops and the weapons would be out. you know and it's it's incredible that he comes right in and picks up where trump left off changes very little has yet to lift the sanctions against the international criminal court it for his rule based order has yet to lift the the the trade sanctions the tariffs on on china and continues with the weapons that the united states take the 50 countries on earth that the u.s. government itself calls the most oppressive $48.00 of them 96 percent are getting weapons and training and funding of their militaries from the united states military and so it's incredible that you can do that while at the same time preaching democracy and peace and rule of law it makes absolutely no sense to me and it requires incredible contortions and what i said that the president went by and by th

ideological confrontation western liberalism versus soviet communism according to joe biden the great geopolitical struggle of our time is democracy versus a caucus the. we are in another great ideological struggle but there is a difference the west particularly the united states is the only ideological actor . cross talking geopolitics i'm joined by my guest rick ross off in chicago he is an anti nato analyst and a contributor to antiwar dot com in bath we have bruce gagne he is the coordinator of the global network against weapons and nuclear power in space and in charlottesville we cross to david swanson he is the executive director of world beyond war all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate david let me go to you 1st in charlottesville . going after my introduction right here listening to the president the united states we're in a great ideological struggle against autocracy here very much in tune with what we experienced during the cold war which i remember very well and it was an ideological struggle but is ar

up until now but since taking office joe biden waited 3 months to call the lecky and we know that joe biden feels in some way compromised by his potential past links for the past leaks of his family members to ukraine so it's a tough issue for him. but actually after the most recent round of worrying escalations in the east of the country you have biden called selenski this weekend for the 1st time so it's clear that i think this is a lever he believes he can poll in order to maintain his relevance in order to maintain his position as a as a world leader of porton and at the same time can kind of throw meat to his hardliners and encourage as much support as possible in this kind of war effort and i think ukraine does still very much see itself as a country at war i speak to ukrainian friends about this all the time and they say whatever our assaults on for example russian language might be whatever our compromises are on basic human rights because we are fighting a war and that psychological element that has kind of persisted since 2014 has never gone away in my view mary i mean ok th

up until now but since taking office joe biden waited 3 months to call the lecky and we know that joe biden feels in some way compromised by his potential past links with the past links of his family members to ukraine so it's a tough issue for him. but actually after the most recent round of worrying escalations in the east of the country you have biden called selenski this weekend for the 1st time so it's clear that i think this is a lever he believes he can poll in order to maintain his relevance in order to maintain his position as a as a world leader of portland's and at the same time can kind of throw meat to his hardliners and encourage as much support as possible in this kind of war effort and i think ukraine does still very much see itself as a country at war i speak to ukrainian friends about this all the time and they say whatever our assault on for example russian language might be whatever our compromises are on basic human rights because we are fighting a war and that psychological element that has kind of persisted since 2014 has never gone away in my view mary i mean o

up until now but since taking office joe biden waited 3 months to calls alecky and we know that joe biden feels in some way compromised by his potential past links with the past links of his family members to ukraine so it's a tough issue for him. but actually after the most recent round of worrying as. lation zinn the country you have i've been called selenski this weekend for the 1st time so it's clear that i think this is a lever he believes he can poll in order to maintain his relevance in order to maintain his position as a as a world leader of porton and at the same time kind of throw meat to his hardliners and encourage as much support as possible in this kind of war effort and i think ukraine does still very much see itself as a country war i speak to ukrainian friends about this all the time and they say whatever our assault on for example russian language might be whatever our compromises are on basic human rights because we are fighting a war and that psychological element that has kind of persisted since 2014 is never going away in my view mary i mean ok this is a very delicat

up until now but since taking office joe biden waited 3 months to call the lecky and we know that joe biden feels in some way compromised by his potential past links with the past links of his family members to ukraine so it's a tough issue for him. but actually after the most recent round of worrying escalations in the east of the country you have biden called selenski this weekend for the 1st time so it's clear that i think this is a lever he believes he can poll in order to maintain his relevance in order to maintain his position as a as a world leader of the porton and at the same time can kind of throw meat to his hardliners and encourage as much support as possible in this kind of war effort and i think ukraine does still very much see itself as a country at war i speak to ukrainian friends about this all the time and they say whatever our assault on for example russian language might be whatever our compromises are on basic human rights because we are fighting a war and that psychological element that has kind of persisted since 2014 has never gone away in my view mary i mean o

up until now but since taking office joe biden waited 3 months to calls alecky and we know that joe biden feels in some way compromised by his potential past links for the past leaks of his family members to ukraine so it's a tough issue for him but actually after the most recent round of worrying escalations in the east of the country you have biden called selenski this weekend for the 1st time so it's clear that i think this is a lever he believes he can poll in order to maintain his relevance in order to maintain his position as a as a world leader of porton and at the same time kind of throw meat to his hardliners and encourage as much support as possible in this kind of war effort and i think ukraine does still very much see itself as a country war i speak to ukrainian friends about this all the time and they say whatever our assaults on for example russian language might be whatever our compromises are on basic human rights because we are fighting a war and that psychological element that has kind of persisted since 2014 has never gone away in my view mary i mean ok this is a very d

well i of course agree horrible as joe biden was as a presidential candidate if his promises the better promises to us and some of them were being kept things would be not quite so bad the war on afghanistan would be ended the troops would be out. so the wars across the middle east and the troops and the weapons would be out. you know and it's it's incredible that he comes right in and picks up where trump left off changes very little has yet to lift the sanctions against the international criminal court it for his rule based order has yet to lift the the the trade sanctions tariffs on on china and continues with the weapons that the united states take the 50 countries on earth that the u.s. government itself calls the most oppressive $48.00 of them 96 percent are getting weapons and training and funding of their militaries from the united states military and so it's incredible that you can do that while at the same time preaching democracy and peace and rule of law it makes absolutely no sense to me and it requires incredible contortions and what i said that the president had with it b

well i of course agree horrible as joe biden was as a presidential candidate if his promises the better promises dozens of them were being kept things would be not quite so bad the war on afghanistan would be ended the troops would be out. so the wars across the middle east and the troops and the weapons would be out. you know and it's it's incredible that he comes right in and picks up where trump left off changes very little has yet to lift the sanctions against the international criminal court it in for his rule based order has yet to lift the the the trade sanctions tariffs on on china and continues with the weapons that the united states take the 50 countries on earth that the u.s. government itself calls the most oppressive $48.00 of them 96 percent are getting weapons and training and funding of their militaries from the united states military and so it's incredible that you can do that while at the same time preaching democracy and peace and rule of law it makes absolutely no sense to me and it requires incredible contortions and weiser that the president went by and by they cal

up until now but since taking office joe biden waited 3 months to call the lecky and we know that joe biden feels in some way compromised by his potential past links with the. his family members to ukraine so it's a tough issue for him. but actually after the most recent round of worrying escalations in the east of the country you have biden called selenski this weekend for the 1st time so it's clear that i think this is a lever he believes he can poll in order to maintain his relevance in order to maintain his position as a as a world leader of porton and at the same time kind of throw meat to his hardliners and encourage as much support as possible in this kind of war effort and i think ukraine does still very much see itself as a country at war i speak to ukrainian friends about this all the time and they say whatever our assault on for example russian language might be whatever our compromises are on basic human rights because we are fighting a war and that psychological element that has kind of persisted since 2014 is never going away in my view mary i mean ok this is a very deli

well i of course agree horrible as joe biden was as a presidential candidate if his promises the better promises dozens of them were being kept things would be not quite so bad the war on afghanistan would be ended the troops would be out. so the wars across the middle east and the troops and the weapons would be out. you know and it's it's incredible that he comes right in and picks up where trump left off changes very little has yet to lift the sanctions against the international criminal court it for his rule based order has yet to lift the the the trade sanctions the tariffs on on china and continues with the weapons that the united states take the 50 countries on earth that the u.s. government itself calls the most oppressive $48.00 of them 96 percent are getting weapons and training and funding of their militaries from the united states military and so it's incredible that you can do that while at the same time preaching democracy and peace and rule of law it makes absolutely no sense to me and it requires incredible contortions and what i said that the president had with the bide

joe biden is a centrist he's not the progress if is long a radical but we see that basically it doesn't matter who biden east because they're all much more powerful force and hoff and the 2nd reason is basically a already way you have the so-called centrist audience because. and more and more aggressive i mean look the wars in iraq and in yugoslavia were started by people in audience who officially were not the extreme right the extreme left they were the so-called moderates sat on the german social democrats for the want sake went to war for the 1st time since 1405 in yugoslavia it's the same story here basically of their so-called american sat that has become so corrupt and so paranoid i mean any question of bog they lection switch wiring didn't you know very very strange and the won't of people have questions any such question is now well a boat s. a conspiracy theory you know we see how all of that washington post ghost off the door horney you know if we just question you know questioning once we're in the long you know why why a big tech company as you know why don't you know they

joe biden is a centrist he's not the progress if is long right ico but we see that basically it doesn't matter who biden east because they're all much more powerful force and hoff and the 2nd reason is basically a already way you have the so-called centrist audience because. and more and more aggressive i mean look the wars in iraq and in yugoslavia were started by people in august who officially were not the extreme right the extreme left they were the so-called moderates sat on the german social democrats for the boat sake went to war for the 1st time since 1405 in yugoslavia it's the same story here basically of their so-called american sat that has become so corrupt and so paranoid i mean any question of bog they lections which wearing d. and you know very very strange and the won't of people have questions any such question is now ole bolt s. a conspiracy theory you know we see how good washington pols ghost off the door horny you know if we just question you know questioning once we're in the long you know why why a big tech company as you know why don't you know they have actuall

joe biden is a centrist he's not the progress if is long a radical but we see that basically it doesn't matter who biden east because they're all much more powerful force and off and the 2nd reason is basically a already way you have the so-called centrist audience because. and more and more aggressive i mean look the wars in iraq and in yugoslavia were started by people in august who officially were not the extreme right the extreme left they were the so-called moderates sat on the german social democrats for the boat sake went to war for the 1st time since 1405 in yugoslavia it's the same story here basically of their so-called american sat that has become so corrupt and so paranoid i mean any question of bog they lection switch wiring didn't you know very very strange and the won't of people have questions any such question is now well a boat s. a conspiracy theory you know we see how the washington post ghost off the door horny you know if we just question you know questioning once we're in the long you know why why a big tech company as you know why don't you know they have actuall

joe biden is a centrist he's not the progress you have is long a radical but we see that basically it doesn't matter who biden east because they're all much more powerful force and hoff and the 2nd reason is basically a already way you have the so-called centrist audience because. and more and more aggressive i mean look the wars in iraq and in yugoslavia were started by people in august who officially were not the extreme right the extreme left they were the so-called moderates sat on the german social democrats for the boat sake went to war for the 1st time since 1405 in yugoslavia it's the same story here basically of their so-called american sat that has become so corrupt and so paranoid i mean any question of bog they lections which wearing didn't you know very very strange and they won't of people have questions any such question is now well a boat s. a conspiracy theory you know we see how the washington post ghost off the george horny you know for just question you know questioning once we're in the long you know why why a big tech company as you know why don't you know they h

joe biden is a centrist he's not the progress if is long right ico but we see that basically it doesn't matter who biden east because they're all much more powerful force and hoff and the 2nd reason is basically a already way you have the so-called centrist party has become. i mean more and more aggressive i mean look the wars in iraq and in yugoslavia were started by people in august who officially were not the extreme right the extreme left they were the so-called moderates sat on the drum and social democrats for the white sake went to war for the 1st time since 1405 in yugoslavia it's the same story here basically of their so-called american sat that has become so corrupt and so paranoid i mean any question of bob they lections which wearing didn't you know very very strange and they won't if people have questions any such question is now well a boat s. a conspiracy theory you know we see how the washington post ghost off the door horny you know if we just question you know questioning once we're in the long you know why why a big tech company as you know why don't you know they hav

joe biden is a centrist he's not the progress you have is long right to go but we see that basically it doesn't matter who biden east cost now much more powerful force and off and the 2nd reason is basically a already way you have the so-called centrist party has become. i mean more and more aggressive i mean look the wars in iraq and in yugoslavia were started by people in august who officially were not the extreme right the extreme left they were the so-called moderates sat on the german social democrats for the what sake went to war for the 1st time since 1405 in yugoslavia the same story here basically of their so-called american sat that has become so corrupt and so paranoid i mean any question they lections which wearing didn't you know very very strange and the won't of people have questions any such question is now ole boat s. a conspiracy theory you know we see how good washington pols goest off george horny you know if we just question you know questioning once we're in the long you know why why a big tech company as you know why don't you know they have actually why there

joe biden is a centrist he's not the progress if is long right to go but we see that basically it doesn't matter who biden east cost down much more powerful force and off and the 2nd reason is basically a already way you have the so-called centrist audience because. and more and more aggressive i mean look the wars in iraq and in yugoslavia were started by people in august who officially were not the extreme right the extreme left they where the so-called moderates sat on the drum and social democrats for the white sake went to war for the 1st time since 1405 in yugoslavia the same story here basically of their so-called american sat that has become so corrupt and so paranoid i mean any question of bob they lections which wearing didn't you know very very strange and they won't of people have questions any such question is now well a boat s. a conspiracy theory you know we see how good washington pols goest off the door horny you know if we just question you know questioning once we're in the long you know why why a big tech company as you know why don't you know they have actually why ar

pushed it sends a confused message to russia was joe biden calls for a stable relationship while also cracking the sanctions with. washington has to understand that there will be a price for the degradation of bilateral relations and it is the u.s. that is entirely responsible for what is happening. as the founder of investigative journalist group project very tough stuff this latest exposé in which a c.n.n. executive that slipped the channels coverage is biased in favor.

joe biden is a centrist he's not the progress you have is long a right to go but we see that basically it doesn't matter who biden east because they're all much more powerful force and off and the 2nd reason is basically a already way you have the so-called centrist audience because. i mean more and more aggressive i mean look the wars in iraq and in yugoslavia were started by people in august who officially were not the extreme right the extreme left they were the so-called moderates sat on the german social democrats for the boat sake went to war for the 1st time since 1405 in yugoslavia the same story here basically of their so-called american sat that has become so corrupt and so paranoid i mean any question of bob they lections which wearing didn't you know very very strange and they won't of people have questions any such question is now well a boat s. a conspiracy theory you know we see how the washington post ghost off the door horny you know if we just question you know questioning once we're in the long you know why why a big tech company as you know why don't you know they h

washington sends a confused message to russia as joe biden pulls for a stable relationship while cracking the sanctions with. washington has to understand that there will be a price for the degradation of bilateral relations and it is the us that is entirely responsible for what is happening. washington also rolls back on the sensational claims that russia often.