It is always a true pleasure to welcome back Michael Yon to Pundit Review Radio . Michael is a former Green Beret who is currently one of the world’s leading independent citizen journalists covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from the front lines. Michael is a truly independent journalist, fully supported by his readers. If you appreciate this kind of independent, trustworthy reporting from the world’s hot spots, you can support Michael via Pay Pal at his website or by sending a check to,
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Over the years, we have interviewed Michael dozens of times from Iraq and Afghanistan. This weekend, we caught up with him in Laos as he is preparing for another long embed with the troops in Afghanistan. Joining me in talking with Michael were Mass. State Police Sgt. Jim Deyermond as well as Bruce McQuain from Blackfive.
We discussed Michael’s recent article on Obama’s Afghanistan strategy, which he finds lacking. We also talked a lot about the challenges specific to fighting in Afghanistan, from the culture to terrain. We also spent some time talking about the training required of the Afghan police and military.
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