Assad Falls, Islamists Taking Over Syria, DC's Terrible Drivers
3 Martini Lunch
Radio America
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
First, they celebrate the end of the Assad regime, marking the conclusion of more than 50 years of brutality and oppression. They discuss how Assad’s fall weakens Iran and undermines its terrorist allies in the Middle East. This is also a big embarrassment for Russia. While President Biden tries to claim credit, Jim and Greg provide a dose of reality on who deserves recognition.
Next, they analyze the troubling implications of Assad’s downfall. The rebel coalition includes extremist leaders with close ties to Al Qaeda and ISIS, raising serious doubts about the possibility of a moderate or democratic future in Syria. They also highlight the danger of the U.S. supporting groups with such alarming histories and intentions.
Finally, they lighten the mood with a new Lending Tree report showing that DC-area drivers are among the worst in the nation - especially in the District of Columbia and in Maryland - when it comes to speeding, accidents, drunk driving and more. They explain how this data only confirms what they already knew from driving on and around the Beltway.
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| 0:32.6 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. Grab a stool next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National |
| 0:38.9 | Review. |
| 0:40.6 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:43.1 | So glad you're with us for the Monday edition of the Three Martini Lunch. |
| 0:47.3 | Jim, I know it was another disappointing weekend for the Jets and the Bears, but no matter |
| 0:51.3 | how bad those games went, their weekends, our weekends, too, |
| 0:55.3 | still way better than Bashar Assad's. |
| 0:58.3 | So, low bar to clear. |
| 1:01.3 | I've got to put everything in perspective. |
| 1:03.7 | So full disclosure, I was actually at the rousing Garrity Christmas party on Saturday night. |
| 1:09.6 | And apparently, we had just left when the news |
| 1:12.0 | that Assad's fall had come, correct? Yes. And to give you a sense of how awesomely cool my |
| 1:18.3 | younger teenager and all of his friends are, this was a huge deal amongst the model UN crowd |
| 1:25.2 | freshmen at Authenticity Woods High. People celebrating Assad's last |
| 1:30.0 | Christmas, at least in Damascus. Big doings, big doings. Now, I would point out, I mean, |
| 1:34.9 | we'll talk more about this in a second, but Assad, obviously a brutal, rough weekend, but he did not |
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