War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Event in History
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including The Shawn Ryan Show, The Joe Rogan Experience. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
James LechnerRetired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and former Army Ranger, Battle of Mogadishu veteran, and author of With My Shield
Lechner argues the Afghanistan war was managed so badly that Vietnam looks well run by comparison.
“Vietnam compared to Afghanistan, it looks like it was run by a military genius like Clausewitz”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 2:55:13
Lechner holds senior U.S. military leaders, more than political leaders, responsible for failures in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“I really hold the senior military leaders at fault for a lot of what went on in Iraq and Afghanistan later on”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 2:45:52
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Shawn Ryan Show · 1 episode
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
#346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk DownThe Shawn Ryan Show · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 h 20 min
Retired Army Ranger James Lechner tells Shawn Ryan about fighting and being wounded in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, turning around Ramadi, Afghanistan policy failures, and the war in Ukraine.
#2510 - Devon LarrattThe Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 5, 2026 · 2 h 49 min
Joe Rogan talks with arm wrestler Devon Larratt about training at 51, Levan Saginashvili, the sport's history, his JTF2 career, and war stories.