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Has America Run Out of Credibility? | Former Obama Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes
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July 6, 2026
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1:08:11Now PlayingWhat does the gap between American foreign policy rhetoric and reality reveal about the failures of U.S. military interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Iran? In an age of algorithm-driven political polarisation, can authentic political speech still break through, or has social media made Trump-style fragmentation impossible to overcome? Is Donald Trump an anomaly in American politics, or part of a recurring historical cycle - and what does this suggest about America's future?
Alastair and Rory are joined by Ben Rhodes, Barack Obama's former speechwriter and Deputy National Security advisor, to answer all of these questions and more.
Barack Obama's 2009 speech on a 'New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan', as mentioned by Rory
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