Joe Biden's approval numbers are in the basement. This is always a double-edged sword, no matter who is in the Evil Office.

On one hand, it tells the president the public is unhappy with whatever he's been up to, which is almost always no good. On the other, it provides motivation for the president to do something significant to change those ratings. 

Queue the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, a country that no American citizen has any earthly reason to care about. But we all know that conflict didn't start in late 2021 or even with the Biden presidency. The U.S. government has been meddling in the internal affairs of Ukraine since at least 2004 when it ran a color revolution to overthrow the Ukrainian government the first time.

Biden was VP the second time the empire did so in 2014, after which the president's son, Hunter Biden, landed a lucrative job at Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, in an industry he knew nothing about. 

Corruption? Of course. But that's really a distraction from the main issue. American citizens are right now at greater risk of a nuclear war than at any time since the end of the Cold War in 1991. Certainly, Biden shares some of the blame for that, but how much? Would getting rid of Biden really solve a problem that seems to have been created over multiple presidential administrations?

That's one of the questions I tackle in today's episode of Tom Mullen Talks Freedom. I think a realistic view of how the empire really runs is crucial in even beginning to formulate a strategy to end it. And obviously electing different presidents, even an "outsider" like Trump, hasn't made a lick of difference.

I've also included my first look back at the Trump presidency, specifically on foreign policy. I plan on doing more detailed analysis as we move away from it in time and get more historical perspective.

There are also some especially good links on the show notes page. 

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