The release date of this episode, August 31st, marks the end of America’s longest war. Paul Rieckhoff, one of the most prominent national voices for the American war veteran, joins the podcast to explains what the end of the American war in Afghanistan means and how our veterans are processing the events of the past… Continue reading The 18th Airborne Corps Podcast Episode 56: Paul Rieckhoff, Founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America, Voice for the American Veteran
Category: In the Press
CBS Eye on Veterans: Paul Rieckhoff – AFG Hell week
Paul joins CBS’s EyE on Veterans host Phil Briggs for a look at the efforts of #DigitalDunkirk and the massive efforts of our past guests have been undertaking. https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/eye-on-veterans-46660/paul-rieckhoff-afg-hell-week-689397653
WTIC 1080 – Extra Time with Brian – Brian w Paul Rieckhoff 8/24/21
https://www.audacy.com/wtic/podcasts/extra-time-with-brian-58304/brian-w-paul-rieckhoff-82421-678787913 Paul joins WTIC’s Brian Shactman for a break down of the situation in Afghansitan.
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
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.
