Interview with General David Petraeus | The Problem With Jon Stewart | Apple TV+ 

Maybe I'm wrong, but Jon is the only person currently doing things like this. Networks certainly can't, or won't, do it because they only feed us 3 minute snippets of partisan information in between commercials. News budgets have been cut, so now rather than investigate real issues, they offer opinions on the same topics everyone else is talking about. Bravo Jon.

Everything Everywhere All At Once is both a fantastic film and apparently America's foreign policy

You got the guy to admit we don't see the consequences of our "promoting democracy" experiments. I'm damn impressed.

My Dad was the Air Force Colonel during Vietnam in charge of logistics for Vietnam and Korea and he told me when I was due to join up that he didn't want me anywhere near there. He said they were using chemical defoilants on millions of acres of land that these people had to live of off and there was something terribly wrong with this war. Jon's comment, "what about the people on the ground?" was right on.

Jon. You are a national treasure. It’s sad we don’t have more journalists doing what you do.

"We don't ever reckon with the true reality of our intellectualized exercises..." THIS guy. Thank you, John.

The "KKR" vest is the most telling part of this interview.

Love that Petreus is wearing a vest with KKR- Kohlberg, Kravitz, Roberts. Huge private equity firm

Where's the rest of this interview? This looked like a genuine discussion that could go on for an hour and that we'd love to see.

"The Military Industrial Complex are the only winners in all this..." The nugget of truth that Pateaus couldn't bury with all his shit. Jon's got the gold!

I miss watching Jon Stewart on The Daily Show but I think what he's doing now is way more important!!

So we actually can have a civil but adversarial interview with intelligent people sharing their perspectives.. I feel a tiny bit better today

Jon is out there showing these media types how to conduct probing and interesting interviews. What a shame that this is so rare. I can watch these all day.

As a Vietnam Veteran who is dying from Dixon Exposure related health issues .... over 300,000 fellow Vietnam Veterans have died that way so far. I live in Australia now (so at least I have access to free health care) as i moved here to teach in 1979 after 9 years Army. I'm also an Artist who took part in different Vietnam War Art Shows with two different groups; one in the USA (Chicago) and the other in Australia .... we wanted to show our fellow citizens what we did in their name. To show the true pain of war. Sadly we failed as both counties continued with the same basic systems.... do a 12 moth tour and go home. Well son you're back, time to move forward, forget about it???? Over 300,000 Vietnam Veterans have died AFTER coming home from exposure to Dioxin Poisoning related health issues. I was at an organized medical appointment (US Veterans Admin made the appointments). There my wife and I met two gulf war veterans, and while waiting told me about these burn pits??? Both men looked pretty sick, even had gray colored gums and odd colored teeth. It broke my heart as these men stood up to be counted when the USA was attacked ... my life's over, there is no cure for poisoning. It took a man Like Jon to bring this to light, I wish someone would have been around for us... I am alone, no family ... "Thank you for your service???" sure....

Jon Stewart is a national treasure. I'm so glad he semi-unretired. We need him and more like him.

I could have listened to you interviewing General Petraeus for hours. There is a lot of experience and wisdom and intelligence in that room.

It’s kinda adorable and refreshing seeing a guest ACTUALLY do a little research before 😂

Jon 2024 please!

As usual, Jon makes a lot of fantastic points. As an immigrant and active duty service member, the one part of this interview that I can't help but to think about is what the retired general said at the end. The value of having these kinds of discussions in a public platform can be so important. Is that what we are fighting for? Its symbolic but sort of a copout...we already have that right and I don't see how a foreign "threat" will take that away.

these interviews are so good. The interviewees are even better & more coherent than on major media news programs

Not solving anything and saying it was incredibly constructive was the most army general thing to do.

Jon is getting his mojo back. Finally. Keep it up.

Never ever have seen someone as intelligent as John Stewart be able to hold one of the military’s sacred cow generals to account. This is just unheard of in the great United States of Goosesteppers.

Jon puts 95% of American journalism to shame. Thank you. We should all follow suit otherwise what is the point if only one person is actually doing something.

Of all of the interviews i have seen from this program, Jon actually is interviewing someone with a good IQ and is open to questions. Everything, everywhere all at once......hilarious!

Jon, please never leave us. We need you to press buttons and get real answers! You are a great force for reason and logic, something we lack severely these days!

I'm so thankful we have people like Jon Stewart who see others as people as well.

General David’s Facial expression on John Stewart’s last statement “ And, so what. Not our problem “ 😭😂

"We've left their countries polluted" - "This is the beauty of a democracy, that we can sit here and talk about it. And I think this is incredibly constructive." Constructive for whom, if I may ask?

I love how fearless Jon is.

I like both of these guys. Jon because he cares and thinks. David because he cares and thinks.

Jon BOOM Stewart. The best. Having the balls to ask tough questions that 'journalists' don't.

Look at how much money KKR makes on the defense industry. The vest is telling.

I like watching this man interview people he is not afraid to ask the tuff questions. He challenges each guest.

Thank you Jon for your sincere and great work to bring the truth And the Truth shall set you Free

Jon thank u so much for coming back after ur retiremnt. Wlthe world needs u SO BADLY. u r a hero a saint a dignified human being and being fun is just a bonus!!!how blsd u r for living a truthful life

Jon is the best! I realize that's not the most nuanced and thoughtful comment here, but I'm just in awe of how he manages to put his finger right on what's important and present it succinctly and critically to people in authority. Wish they would listen.

Petraeus: "If not us, who?" Stewart: "Smart, kind people don't seem to last."

I met Petraeus in 2005/2006 when he was at Ft Leavonworth. He and others at the graduation of CGSOC and they all did speeches of KNOWING the US would be at "war" for at least 20 years or more!

Haven’t seen the whole interview, but from what I can see so far, this is a conversation between two true believers of wanting to do the right thing. Patraeus puts forth his talking points of the purpose and mission of the US Military, but also concedes on its faults. Stewart takes the point of someone who doesn’t attack the General’s character, but of someone who is genuinely unable to reconcile the evidence with the conclusions presented and instead shows different perspectives to consider that are often ignored. Patraeus doesn’t invalidate these alternative viewpoints. Beautiful.

Jon will never get them to say things he wants them to, but the beauty is watching them trying NOT to say it, is just as satisfying.

Profits before people. Welcome to America

Keep doing what you do Jon, you're the only sane person in the media.

Time to listen,word up Jon 👍👏👏

PROOF that a man with a hammer sees everything as a nail. 💯

Jon you have taught me many lessons on questioning my surroundings, kindness and having courage. I have been trying to push congress to help families with disabled love ones just like mine but it seems like such a long road where noone will listen. Your battles you have fought keep me going, however I am no Jon Stewart.

Great as always!

jon makes it look easy. he is a true master

My goodness Jon, you have missed your calling. Somehow, you need to find a way to leverage your ability to articulate 'The Problem' to even greater and higher levels of impact. Bravo, sir!

Jon keep doing what you do. please don't stop.

Thank you Jon awesome, you have come a long way from The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, now if only Colbert could see the light, perhaps after retirement...

It’s very telling that Jon keeps having the discussion and David’s responses are all “isn’t it great that we live in a Democracy and we can have these conversations.” If I’m Jon I’m just thinking ‘Not really cause I’m trying to have the conversation and you’re not participating in it’

Like always another great interview!!!

I admire this really intelligent conversation.

Direct questions, direct answers, respectful debate and conversation. Imagine if everybody just treated each other with respect, imagine how different shit could be.

I was dying to ask the question, "What did we learn from Vietnam?"

Thank you John.

When you get to ask the questions and never answer them, you always appear to be the brighter adversary. Jon Stewart has always been that guy, maybe one day he will put some skin in the game.

We need to protect Jon and journalists like him at all costs.

What a fascinating and, yes, constructive, conversation.

Don't remember anyone ever asking questions this way. Jon's channel needs more exposure!

Thanks Jon!

Jon I love you and what you do. Very thought provoking and real and honest always and funny sometimes too. Great all around sensible man. Thank you. He will never agree with or even understand the point Job is making. Why is everything in the world "our" business.

Excellent pressure. Love to see more firm pressure on him and others

Oh God Jon! You are deeply insightful! I love how you push back intellectually!

John Stewart for president 2024..I approve this message.

Real questions should be asked about what we were doing for twenty years in Afghanistan for it all to fall apart so quickly? Was it incompetence or just a bad plan from the start? Would have liked Jon to ask 'When it comes to the military how much is enough?'

Really wish we could have seen this conversation go on for about another hour. I'm certainly not a fan of the military industrial complex, or Petraeus in general, but feel like there could have been so much more gold mined here from his vast experience.

Petraeus is a good leader.Good interview. Jon Stewart has become more balanced than his past career. Certainly more thoughtful than anything Colbert can muster.

Fantastic!

Would love to ask Petraeus if he has read, War is a racket by Smedley Butler (USMC. Maj Gen ret) and what he thinks has changed in the last century?

Jon is one of the few journalists left who still have souls

Great questions. Gen Petreas was giving honest answers, they're just complicated and multifaceted.

Thanks Jon

Press Consultant: "If you get a difficult question, just say how great democracy is that we can even have the discussion." Petraeus: "That's gold, Jerry!.... GOLD!"

Think about the times when someone gets you to look at a problem a completely different way. Foreign intervention has unintended consequence which are often not acknowledged in the cost/benefit/ risk analysis before the intervention. The people making the decisions often have the same mindset and influences. One of the reasons for trying for a range of mindsets contributing to decisions.

thank you jon

Jon is smart and so is Patreus, It was a very good conversation.

Remember to turn your volume back down after this is over so the next video with normal volume levels doesn't blow out your speakers.

That was superb! General Patraeus is a great interview and has a philosophical view of the military and the current perilous state of world balance. I really appreciated this dialogue. Jon Stewart you are a great humanist!

Two exceptionally intelligent gentlemen engaging in a revealing conversation, with valid points raised from both.

Great interview with two very intelligent guys.

I would have liked to see the full interview, to further explore the real influence of our Military Industrial Complex and its testing ground around the World.

I met Petraeus, I actually was in his west point company and got some pics with the guy. Hes complicated but I like him. Even as good as this interview was in 6 min, I suspect he was even better for the whole hour

It's great that we can talk about it, nothing changes or gets done, but we can talk about it. Run for president Mr. Stewart.

respectful both ways , i like it even though i do not 100% agree with Jon's view for once. But here we see two respectful people that discusses a complex topic, about when to intervene - great interview.

I remember this one admiral in a Smarter Every Day video stated it a bit more honestly: The purpose of our military presence is to ensure nobody wants to attack us in the first place. Understandable on first glance, though it's equally not that hard to find fault with it.

Just the mention of the Industrial Military Complex made Portreus squirm, thanks for that! Military status quo is UNSUSTAINABLE. Shameful recent history, WAY too much need at home!

Love Jon Stewart. 💕💕🌟🌟

I met the General in Ramadi in 2007. He was very open and honest with us and that went a very long way amongst soldiers that had been constantly lied to.

OIF veteran here. I wish I could sit down & talk w Jon about my military experience. I went from being in basic training during 9/11 to deploying w my unit to Iraq in 2004. The stories I could tell you...🤦‍♂️🇺🇸

Jon Stewart needs to be on a news channel every day

John Stewart is doing a great job.. I think this was a good discussion with a General Petraeus

Someone once said “war is diplomacy by any other means”. We don’t make policy, we are enforcers of it. Asking a General if we should have been to XYZ location is pointless; he’s never going to say the soldiers he lost were lost for nothing

Bro really just mentioned “Everything Everywhere All at once” in one interview. This is why we love Jon

I served under General Petraeus and he was the most professional and amazing officer to ever have the privilege to meet.

The general seems very open and honest. This is a good conversation.

The plates spinning analogy is the most concerning and hilarious part of this clip

I’m glad to see that Jon put the question to him whether or not the the United States military learned anything over the last 20 years. It seems like Patreus’ answer was somewhat similar to a similar response to the doubts surrounding capitalism: there is no alternative to our untenable solution.

That was a very interesting interview. I did not realize that David Petraeus is employed by KKR, and I'm not sure what to make of that.