Why War Doesn’t Work - with General Stanley McChrystal

Hasan sits down with 4-star General Stanley McChrystal to discuss how close we are to WW3, his new book “On Character,” and whether The Onion got it more right than the U.S. military. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Cinematographer: Austin Morales Producer: Kayla Feng Associate Producer: Annie Fick Editor: Ethan Beach Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland New to HMDK? Start here: (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE6linSnhLs0dd6APJS0_u12PLhQoRXD3) Follow us on Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/hmdk) Follow us on TikTok - (https://www.tiktok.com/@hasanminhaj) Listen to our Podcast - (https://lemonada.lnk.to/HasanMinhajDoesntKnowYT) And if you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. ———————— THE SHOW: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians and public figures, as well as occasional interviews with celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers. KEYWORDS: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, Hasan Minhaj, Hasan Minhaj podcast, politics, political, political interviews, politics interview, interviews, political comedy, comedy, political, news, podcast, comedy podcast, politics podcast, Patriot Act, Patriot Act Netflix, issues, current affairs podcast, current events podcast, current events, talk show, trending political news, funny, satire, political satire, celebrity interviews, political videos, Democratic Party, Republican Party, us politics, American politics, long form interview, long form political interview 0:00 Cold open 1:00 Opening monologue 1:47 How close is WW3? 3:03 Is the General’s book a dig at Trump? 5:15 How close is Trump to Full Dictator? 7:28 War on “Terror” 9:07 War is emotional 12:17 Blowing up Dennis Rodman 15:15 Do “they” hate our freedom? 17:52 Humanizing the enemy 21:24 Not learning from history 26:02 Torture thought experiment 29:49 Gardez raid 32:18 Who cares if U.S. isn’t a superpower anymore? 33:35 Military veterans 35:55 Post-interview chat