Joe Rogan Experience #541 - Mike Baker
August 27, 2014
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as posted by the channelMike Baker is a former CIA covert operations officer. Currently he is the president of Diligence LLC, a global intelligence and security firm.
Guests & Subjects Covered
Claims
40 claims extractedCIA not involved in one-world government conspiracy
CIA drug trafficking conspiracy lacks credible evidence
CIA had restrictions preventing drug trafficking operations
CIA did not sell drugs to fund operations
Michael Rupert's CIA drug allegations lack credibility
Edward Snowden's NSA revelations were damaging
Snowden broke agreements and caused intelligence damage
Snowden had alternative legal avenues available
US intelligence community is most transparent globally
NSA did not extract naked photos as Snowden claimed
Government checks and balances should prevent abuses
Metadata collection alone is not inherently harmful
CIA culture encourages reporting mistakes immediately
Whistleblowers should follow legal procedures
Baker maintains confidentiality about CIA operations
Term limits would reduce corporate influence in politics
Long congressional tenure enables corporate influence
Congressional fundraising dominates legislative time
War fatigue cannot drive national security policy
ISIS territorial control drives recruitment
Ground troops necessary to defeat ISIS
US aligned with Iran against ISIS in Syria
US reluctant to appear aligned with Assad
US should pressure regional allies against ISIS
Soviet Afghanistan failure mirrors US experience
Taliban will return after US withdrawal
US should have withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2002
Nation-building in Afghanistan is futile
Afghanistan requires indefinite US presence
Neoconservatives drove Iraq War agenda
Iraq War had international support beyond oil interests
Iraq War intelligence was flawed but driven by post-9/11 fear
American belief in opportunity is eroding
Human nature will not fundamentally change
US hegemony necessary to prevent global chaos
US government generally tries to do the right thing
Corporate influence on politicians threatens American interests
Term limits would attract better political candidates
Russia weaponized space cooperation over Ukraine
Power vacuum leads to chaos and extremism
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