The 5-30-24 edition of The View from the Front podcast.

Welcome to The View from the Front podcast. My name is Stan and this is the May 30th edition. 

You can listen to the podcast by clicking the link above. There is also an AI-generated transcript that you can find above. Or, you can find the podcast on your favorite channel by searching by name Stan R. Mitchell and The View from the Front.

Timestamps:

2:59. China launches large-scale military drills to punish Taiwan.

8:37. Will China invade Taiwan in the next year or two?

11:57. “World on the Brink.” Will China invade in 2027 or 2028?

25:24. Top Senate Republican pushes massive hike in defense spending.

27:59. Biden edges closer to reversing ban on US weapons usage inside Russian.

31:10. Sweden announces airborne surveillance and control aircraft for Ukraine.

33:36. Honoring a Medal of Honor recipient, as well as motivation and encouragement, just for you.

54:59. An important message re: PTSD.

If you just happened to stumble by, let me say a quick word about what we’re doing here.

For those who don’t know, my name is Stan R. Mitchell, and I’m a prior Marine and journalist.

Every week, I primarily do three things with my podcast:

* Cover emerging hotspots and foreign policy news that you absolutely should know. (Why I focus on foreign policy...)

* Work to unite our country and remind us of how lucky we are to live in America. (My thoughts on the division in this country...)

* And finally, I always share plenty of motivation and encouragement at the end of each episode.

Take a listen to the podcast. I really hope you get something out of it.

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Selected source notes for podcast and transcript above.

China news:

US lawmakers vow to bolster Taiwan’s defense with bipartisan visit days after China’s ‘punishment’ military drills

CNN — US lawmakers vowed to bolster Taiwan’s deterrence against China on Monday during a bipartisan congressional visit to the self-governing democracy just days after Beijing surrounded the island with massive military exercises.

Last week’s drills were the largest China has launched in more than a year and came days after Taiwan swore in its new president, Lai Ching-te, who is openly loathed by Beijing for championing the is