(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Mike Ritland is a former 12-year Navy SEAL Team 3 member, world-renowned dog trainer, NYT-Award-Winning Author, & YouTuber. Ritland saw significant action in Iraq and later became one of the Navy SEAL’s first dog trainers. - BUY Guest’s Books & Films IN MY AMAZON STORE: https://amzn.to/3RPu952  EPISODE LINKS: - MERCH: https://juliandorey.myshopify.com/ - PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey  MIKE RITLAND LINKS - YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeRitland - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/mritland/?hl=en - TWITTER: ​​https://twitter.com/MRitland?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor - WARRIOR DOG FOUNDATION: https://shorturl.at/PLrZ0 - MIKE WEBSITE: ​​https://mikeritland.com/ JULIAN YT CHANNELS: - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips   - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily   - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP   ***TIMESTAMPS*** 00:00 - Mike Ritland Background, Joining Navy After High School 11:57 - Geopolitical War Front, Russia vs Ukraine, War Hawks vs Isolationists, Iraq & Afghanistan 19:21 - WW2 Before US Gets Involved, USA in Afghanistan, Great Depression, 4th Turning Book 31:10 - Sadam Hussein Evilness, Where Change Can Happen (Congress), Fixing the System  42:50 - Andrew Bustamante, Reducing Term Limits, Insider Trading Issues, Biggest Issue in Military  54:15 - Chinese Growing Military & Infrastructure, American Military Bases, US Military Disadvantage  01:05:13 - Political Military Blame Game, Black Water Case, Power Grid Issues  01:15:43 - Illegal Immigration Issues, Chinese Invasion, Becoming a Navy SEAL, Washed Up First Time 01:26:06 - Get Selected to SEAL Team, Team Breakdowns, Admiration Growing Up  01:38:07 - Stolen Valor, Chad Wright, Military Eating their Own  01:47:37 - Joining Team 3, USS Cole Explosion, Al Qa1da Attempted Attacks, Shell Shock & Numbness 02:01:37 - Previous Knowledge of Al Qa1da, 9/11 Impact  02:09:49 - Mike Recalls 9/11, SEAL Team’s Response, Mike’s Intelligence Role, Oil Operation 02:24:03 - Mike Tell’s Middle East Oil Story, Iraq Invasion & Taking Sadaam’s Palaces  02:34:42 - Arriving to Baghdad During the Height of the Invasion  02:42:03 - Disastrous Ambush & Friendly Fire, Swarmed Enitre City, Inside Sadaam’s Palace  02:55:51 - Relics Found Inside Palace, SEAL Who Bailed, Survived Attack 03:06:31 - Justification for Invasion, Meeting President Bush, Jim Lawler Nukes, PT5D & Returning Home  03:21:44 - Find Mike & Patreon Episode Info FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY: INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/  INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realjuliandorey  CREDITS: - Hosted by Julian D. Dorey - Intro, Edited, Produced Edited by Alessi Allaman: https://www.instagram.com/alessiallaman/ ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier ~ Music via Artlist.io ~ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 215 - Mike Ritland