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
Category: In the Press
May 21, 2021- MSNBC – Deadline Whitehouse – Ted Cruz Insults the Military
Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff joins MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace and the Bulwark’s Charlie Sykes for a discussion on Ted Cruz’s continued asinine behavior.
May 18, 2021 – Stand Up with Pete Dominick
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/355-veteran-and-host-of-indepdent-americans-paul-rieckhoff/id1485475085?i=1000522337502 Paul joins Pete Dominick for a discussion that ranges from parenting and plumbing disasters to national security in this episode of Stand Up! with Pete Dominick.
WNYC: Honoring Those Who Died Over Twenty Years in Afghanistan
Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff joins WNYC’s Brian Lehrer for a frank look back at 20 years in Afghanistan.