Van Buren also explains to Scott why the invasion has made him more confident that China will not invade Taiwan. Next, they turn to all the new information we are learning about Russiagate. Van Buren lays out what we now know and fits all the new details into the broad timeline of the coordinated attempt to remove Trump and protect Hillary Clinton.   

Discussed on the show:

"Ukraine Is Redefining America's Interests" (The Atlantic)

"John Mearsheimer & Ray McGovern on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine" (Antiwar.com Blog)

"More Questions About Russiagate" (The American Conservative)

Peter Van Buren worked for 24 years at the Department of State including a year in Iraq. He is the author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People and the novel Hooper's War. He is now a contributing editor at The American Conservative magazine.