Ep 70: Will Scharf on China’s Fentanyl War on America

School of War

Will Scharf, former federal prosecutor and candidate for Missouri Attorney General, joins the show to talk about how the Chinese Communist Party uses fentanyl as part of a broader strategy to pressure the United States.

Will Scharf, former federal prosecutor and candidate for Missouri Attorney General, joins the show to talk about how the Chinese Communist Party uses fentanyl as part of a broader strategy to pressure the United States.▪️Times 	•	01:16 Introduction 	•	02:19 Law enforcement and policy	•	04:39 What is fentanyl? 	•	06:53 Violent Crimes	•	09:00 Fentanyl’s strength	•	12:02 Fentanyl vs opium	•	13:24 Origins	•	17:52 China’s role	•	21:09 The Opium Wars 	•	25:41 The Chinese enigma 	•	34:13 What can we do? 	•	38:02 The cartels	•	41:03 Cui bono?

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