WAPO: Biden built a bond with vets. His chaotic Afghanistan exit left many feeling torn.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-veterans-war-afghanistan-taliban/2021/08/20/40211454-00f7-11ec-ba7e-2cf966e88e93_story.html Most of us, whether you’re Republican or Democrat, we thought Biden would be better than this, because Beau [Biden] served after 9/11 and [the president] spent time with Gold Star families, he spent time with veterans,” said Paul Rieckhoff…
LA Times: What will the disastrous fall of Kabul mean for voters in 2022?
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-08-18/afghanistan-joe-biden-withdrawal-voters-2022 “Forgotistan” is what Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America ruefully called it.
WAPO: Afghanistan is proving treacherous terrain for Biden
Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said that message ignores the role played by the United States in setting up the current faceoff. “That is geopolitical victim shaming,” Rieckhoff said. More here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-afghan-pullout-taliban/2021/08/13/73837d0a-fb98-11eb-943a-c5cf30d50e6a_story.html
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick – June 29, 2021
Paul was on Pete Dominick’s always fun podcast today—they talked about cargo shorts, his weekend at Watkins Glen racetrack, sending a kid to kindergarten in the pandemic, his son’s new stitches (yay!), and of course the latest national security, political and veterans stuff. Including Matt Gaetz, Fox’s Laura Ingraham and others coming after General Milley, […]
Meet the Press Reports: America’s Next War
Fmr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen and Independent American’s Paul Rieckhoff join Chuck Todd to discuss America’s next potential war. https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/news/meet-the-press-reports/7632308671722350112/seasons/2/episodes/the-next-war-is-the-pentagon-prepared-episode-8/36cdd929-881c-3d9b-940e-b287c2d17976
WTOP: June 7, 2021 – Current Threats to Our Country
Paul joins WTOP for a segment discussing Trump’s next moves and how they might impact our friends and our enemies. It’s a hard-hitting reality check. Stay Frosty!
CNN: America’s military needs to confront the enemy within
Paul Rieckhoff joins Amy McGrath in ringing the alarm about the threat white nationalism in the military creates for our country. CNN: “The military is still the most respected institution in America, but this respect is not a given. The politicizing of the military under the Trump administration and the growth of right-wing extremism among […]
DailyBeast: What the Hell Was Biden Thinking With His Wildly Out-of-Touch Choice for Veterans Affairs Secretary?
Denis McDonough for Secretary of Veterans Affairs is a stunning and disappointing pick by President-elect Joe Biden. I’ve met McDonough and have always been impressed by him. But there’s no world in which I would have ever envisioned him as our next VA Secretary. He is not a vet, let alone a post-9/11 vet. Instead, […]
Vice TV Sets Debut of ‘While the Rest of Us Die: Secrets of America’s Shadow Government’ With Jeffrey Wright
Vice TV has announced that its new series, “While the Rest of Us Die: Secrets of America’s Shadow Government,” will premiere on Nov. 16 at 10 p.m. Based on the book by Garrett M. Graff, the six-part series exposes the U.S. government’s flawed plans to protect its citizens. The show unpacks America’s national security spending […]
RIECKHOFF ON WNYC’S BRIAN LEHRER SHOW – CHECKING IN WITH VETERANS – NOV. 11, 2020
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. Especially now. But this show is about more than being angry. It’s also about being active, informed and vigilant. It’s bigger than any party–and truly about putting our country first. If that’s a side you want to join, join our Angry Americans Patreon community and get […]