Teethree in your 28 team book why we fight do you write the most significant threat we face today to emanate from the world of nonstate actors they come from old nationstate adversaries who have learned from the end of the 20th century toy understand the only way to defeat us is by using your regular or indirect means of attack. The assassination of general t14 fit into this quick. It was the shadow commander because he wasnt just a Major General in the regular army and a normal battle it isnt the battleyb of the bulge or the first gulf war but use proxy forces on Six Continents including the us with the italian ambassador to wage irregular warfare the weaker power has developed a far more powerful adversary like United States no longer a superpower we are a hyperpower no one can come close to us in our conventional capacity we have 12 aircraft carriers we have more special forces than most countries have soldiers. So how is a nation as powerful as us to use proxies and terrorism and i
Of defeating jihad, why we fight. And most racially, the war for americas soul. The aand most recently. In your 2018 book, why we fight, you write the most significant threats we face today to not emanate from the world of nonstate actors. They come from old nationstate adversaries who have seemingly learned from the change wrought at the end of the 20th century and to understand the only way to defeat us is by using irregular or indirect means of attack. Could the assassination of general solar fit into that theory . It could because of who he was his official title. Thanks to having me on the show. He was the shadow commander. He wasnt a Major General in a regular Army Commanding divisions in a normal battle for you face off in combat and everything is aboveboard and you know where everybody is. This isnt the battle of the bulge or the first gulf war. He used proxy forces including in the u. S. And the recent attempt against the saudi ambassador to wage warfare by using means that th
He was the shadow commander. He wasnt a Major General in a regular Army Commanding divisions in a normal battle for you face off in combat and everything is aboveboard and you know where everybody is. This isnt the battle of the bulge or the first gulf war. He used proxy forces including in the u. S. And the recent attempt against the saudi ambassador to wage warfare by using means that the weaker power has developed against the far more powerful adversary like the United States. America is no longer a superpower as a french analyst claimed it. We are a hyperpower. Nobody can come close to us in our conventional capacity. We have 12 Nuclear Aircraft carriers. We have more special forces than some countries have soldiers. So use in direct means, proxies, terrorism and irregular warfare. Was the commander of that warfare. You also write and why we fight that we are not interventionists, but we are not isolationists. When it comes to this president , yes. As President Trumps former strate
Any fast ones with the m. P. s and kind of preventing going accidentally on purpose if you like to a no deal bracks its on october 31st despite the votes in the house lets hear though from the Prime Minister trying to encourage m. P. s that his deal is the best thing that they have that is why hes now so urgent for us to move on and to build a new relationship with our friends in the e. U. On the basis of a new deal a deal that can heal the rift in british politics you know you. Unite the warring instincts in our soul and now is the time. For this great house of commons to come together and bring the country together to do. And paul not surprisingly a stinging rebuff from Jeremy Corbyn he said look you know the government cant be trusted d. He said that labor will not back what he described as a sell out deal what more that he have to say when he said labor wouldnt be duped i mean on friday the government came out and in a bid to try and win over some labor votes some labor m. P. s sai
Does. As he is a twotime ironman try although on finisher. [applause] [cheering] 2012 ironman North Carolina and the 2016 ironman arizona which raised over 20,000 for the nonprofits along the way. So, that is amazing. [applause] the first book she will be discussing tonight is called america is better than this which tells the inside story of how one senator with no background as an activist became a leading advocate for reform of the brutal policies that have created a humanitarian crisis on the southern u. S. Border. It represents the heartfelt voice of a concerned american who believes his country stands for something bigger and better. Tonight senator merkley will be joined in conversation with ross reynolds, currently the executive producer of Community Engagement and the public radio where hes worked since 1987 having served as the news director and Program Director and also serving as the host of the record and awardwinning news program the conversation among many other programs