by Michael F. McNamara | Apr 11, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Iraq, ISIL, Russia, Syria, US Navy
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
SECDEF James N. Mattis and the Commanding General of CENTCOM, General Joseph Votel, briefed reporters today on details of the Syrian airstrike, more refined bomb damage assessments, the intelligence that led to the airstrike and the message that was intended.
MUST LISTEN.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Apr 11, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Japan, North Korea
Grant Newsham
Japan Forum for Strategic Studies
Senior Researcher
Col USMC (ret)
Grant Newsham is a Researcher, Commentator and Consultant on Asia/Pacific Defense issues and a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies in Tokyo.
Grant lays out the “general situation” on the Korean Peninsula and how Japan and China each view the current situation in North Korea.
We discuss the ramifications of a military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula and it’s impact on the region.
Finally, we discuss sanctions that could be used to compel North Korea to the bargaining table IF China decided to cooperate in the implementation of those sanctions.
A GREAT discussion of an incredibly complex situation, Grant Newsham is a wonderful guest who breaks down this issue so that all of us can have a better understand of it.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Apr 11, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, ISIL, Russia, Syria
Tom Draude
BGen USMC (ret)
Tom Draude joins ALL MARINE RADIO to discuss the current state of Syria after the U.S. Navy strike last week.
Will Russia standby Syria after their use of WMD?
Should the U.S. fear a Russian-Syrian-Iranian alliance from a military perspective?
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by Michael F. McNamara | Apr 7, 2017 | Syria
Curt Knowles
LtCol USMC (ret)
Curt Knowles, LtCol USMC (ret), and F18 pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan veteran joined the program to discuss factors taken into account when planning a response to Syrian use of nerve gas.
What does the Russian air defense mean to U.S. planners? How did the nature of the target influence the choice of a strike package? Curt helps us understand.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Apr 7, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, ISIL, Syria
Ben Connable
Maj USMC (ret)
Rand Corporation
Ben Connable, Maj USMC (ret), of the Rand Corporation and an Iraq veteran joined the program to look at the American response to Syrian use of nerve gas.
What does it mean? One and done? A new strategy?
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