Ex-CIA: Exposing the Politicization of the CIA & Potential War with Iran | Mike Baker

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to former CIA officer and host of “The President's Daily Brief” podcast Mike Baker about global conflicts and the role of intelligence agencies; the importance of apolitical intelligence agencies; the rise of DEI policies within the CIA; the current perception of the CIA and FBI as political organizations; the real goal of the Houthis; the ongoing conflicts in Yemen, Israel, and Ukraine; Iran's role in supporting proxy groups like the Houthis, Hamas, and Hezbollah; why a war with Iran is possible; China's long-term strategies to weaken the United States, including its Belt and Road Initiative and efforts to control critical mineral resources; and much more. Check out the NEW RUBIN REPORT MERCH here: https://daverubin.store/ #RubinReport #MikeBaker #CIA #Houthis #Hamas #Iran #MiddleEast #China #Taiwan #usefulidiots #DaveRubin 0:00 Intro 5:26 The Role of Intelligence Agencies 10:53 The Importance of Apolitical Agencies 13:43 The Rise of DEI Policies in the CIA 15:20 The Real Goal of the Houthis 24:06 Iran's Role in Supporting Proxy Groups 30:13 Conflicts in Yemen, Israel, & Ukraine 43:01 China's Plans to Weaken the US Is the state of US news driving you crazy? Does the coverage of political news rarely seem “fair and balanced”? Serious discussions on US politics is vital to having a healthy democracy. No matter what political party you belong to, we need to be able to hear a variety of political perspectives. Whether you majored in political science or just want to have a deeper understanding of the issues you’ll want to check out this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbhOtC9klbCr0iN2ANJbaV477B0eSpc6 To make sure you never miss a single Rubin Report video, click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJdKr0Bgd_5saZYqLCa9mng?sub_confirmation=1 Looking for smart and honest conversations about current events, political news and the culture war? Want to increase your critical thinking by listening to different perspectives on a variety of topics? If so, then you’re in the right place because on The Rubin Report Dave Rubin engages the ideas of some of society's most interesting thought leaders, authors, politicians and comedians. The Rubin Report is the largest talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube. Dave allows his guests to speak their minds and his audience to think for themselves. New videos every week. The Rubin Report is fan funded through monthly and one-time donations: https://rubinreport.com/support ****** Join Dave's Locals community: https://rubinreport.locals.com/ Order “Don't Burn This Country” the follow up to Dave Rubin’s New York Times bestselling “Don’t Burn This Book” here: https://daverubin.com/book/ Buy Tickets for upcoming events here: https://daverubin.com/events/ Dave Rubin's book, "Don't Burn This Book" is available at: www.dontburnthisbook.com LISTEN to The Rubin Report podcast: www.rubinreport.com/podcast See Dave LIVE: https://daverubin.com/events/ Sign up for our newsletter with the best of The Rubin Report delivered to your inbox once a week: http://www.rubinreport.com/newsletter Official Rubin Report Merchandise: https://rubinreport.myshopify.com/ All art on the set are original works by Caylin Rose Janet. Get a print here: https://www.caylinrosejanet.com/rubinreportart.html ****** Mike Baker Former CIA Officer Mike on X: https://twitter.com/mbcompanyman ****** Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RubinReport Follow The Rubin Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubinreport Follow Dave on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daverubin Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubinreport/?hl=en About Dave Rubin: http://rubinreport.com