# Fighting Season on The No Agenda Show

Fighting Season comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2012 to August 2021.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** August 2012 – August 2021
- **Related topics:** [Afghanistan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/afghanistan.md), [Bbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bbc.md), [Coast Guard](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/coast-guard.md), [Drones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drones.md), [Green On Blue](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-on-blue.md), [Icc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/icc.md), [Iran](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/iran.md), [Israel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/israel.md), [Janet Napolitano](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/janet-napolitano.md), [Joe Biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### BBC Analysis and Taliban Fighting Season

- **Episode:** [1375: At This Hour](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1375-at-this-hour.md)
- **Published:** 2021-08-23
- **Time:** 21:46–26:27
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1375-at-this-hour/chapter/bbc-analysis-and-taliban-fighting-season.md

Colonel Richard Kemp provides a critical assessment on the BBC regarding the timing of the U.S. withdrawal during the Taliban's peak fighting season. The segment disputes media reports of parents throwing babies over barbed wire at the Kabul airport, characterizing them as propaganda.

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### Afghanistan Fighting Season, Coast Guard Drones and GI Joe

- **Episode:** [480: War on Brains](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/480-war-on-brains.md)
- **Published:** 2013-01-20
- **Time:** 33:32–36:52
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/480-war-on-brains/chapter/afghanistan-fighting-season-coast-guard-drones-and-gi-joe.md

A donor report from Afghanistan describes the "fighting season" as a cycle where foreign fighters enter in spring and leave before winter. The discussion touches on the "Troops to Teachers" program and the potential for the Coast Guard, under Janet Napolitano, to serve as a loophole for flying drones domestically. Additionally, the delay of the GI Joe movie is questioned as potentially being too close to current events.

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### Afghanistan Fighting Seasons, Debate Performance Analysis

- **Episode:** [452: PERL Harbor](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/452-perl-harbor.md)
- **Published:** 2012-10-14
- **Time:** 20:56–25:35
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/452-perl-harbor/chapter/afghanistan-fighting-seasons-debate-performance-analysis.md

Joe Biden's explanation of "fighting seasons" in Afghanistan is analyzed for its grammatical oddities and strategic implications. The hosts also discuss Biden's physical demeanor during the debate, describing his constant smiling and grimacing as "creepy" and distracting.

Keywords: [afghanistan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/afghanistan.md), general allen, [fighting season](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fighting-season.md), [joe biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [paul ryan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/paul-ryan.md)

### Fighting Season, International Criminal Court, Nuclear Scientist Assassinations

- **Episode:** [435: Hillary Doesn't Sweat](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/435-hillary-doesn-t-sweat.md)
- **Published:** 2012-08-16
- **Time:** 1:10:40–1:13:00
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/435-hillary-doesn-t-sweat/chapter/fighting-season-international-criminal-court-nuclear-scientist-assassinations.md

Leon Panetta uses the term "fighting season" to describe the increase in Afghan casualties, which the hosts compare to a television broadcast schedule. Meanwhile, families of assassinated Iranian nuclear scientists are seeking justice through the International Criminal Court, alleging involvement by the U.S., UK, and Israel.

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