good morning. thanks for having me. pete: we got a few things we don t necessarily like. we are grateful for them. always -8s thought that counts. it s amazing. pete: not every time. talking about $16 billion worth of gives given. 60 billion of those out of everything that s going to be spent, returned today and going into january. so i have a little road map for people that are going out there now to go. lisa: what if you want to return? you have to know what the return policy is. because you don t you might assume that you have a couple months. you know, up to a year. each store is different. make sure that you know that return policy. and you also want to make sure that you have, you know, with gifts, obviously giving a gift receipt. i don t know but, my handbag is just an amalgamation. you probably don t have handbags. todd: my wife s handbag is a disaster. i take pictures of receipts i have that go in
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pete: we just sent more weapons to ukrainian forces fighting some of the russian separatists. any concerns there. i think the big issue is that president obama did nothing about crimea. did nothing about ukraine. and so now i think president trump with new national security it s very good. you read it. i have read it very good. talks about peace through strength and power projection and pursuing the enemy of a its core where they are. that s what i think we are doing in europe and southwest asia and korea. trying to protect the american people, which is a fundamental principle. pete: speaking of pursuing the enemy your new book direct fire is out yesterday or tonight. this morning. pete: you have a background in awful these things. this your eighth book. tell us about direct fire. direct fire is about cyber warfare it happens here in the united states. eastern europe and russia
he s fired. pete: he s fired is how it finish you had. was the president s feud with the nfl the biggest sports story of the year? that list just revealed. todd: kevin flake says a democrat may against the white house in 2020. jason chaffetz weighs in when fox & friends returns fire watch this madness oh, sorry i m late, sir. when you said you were at the doctor, but your shirt says you were at a steakhouse. that s when you know it s half-washed.
coming. you are in a fight here. informational fight. a political fight by your presence how worried should would he be and are we prepared. general of all active forces in afghanistan. author of a brand new book called direct fire. he joins us now. thanks for being here this morning. i appreciate it, pete. pete: commodore of the marine corps makes comments like this. we may be at war soon. how far should military members take that and how should the general public take that? readiness matters. these marines deployed over the holidays, he is making sure that they understand they are part of a flexible deterrent option in europe to prevent russian hegemony in the region. speaking broader secretary mattis was down at fort bragg talking to the pair troopers down there. there are storm clouds brewing over the korean peninsula. your readiness will help us