by Michael F. McNamara | Nov 21, 2017 | Afghanistan, Current Events, Gold Star Families, Leadership, Non-Profit
LtCol Mario Carazo, USMC
KIA in Afghanistan
2010
Jennifer Carazo
Founder
Sugar Bear Foundation
The Chairman of the Sugar Bear Foundation joins us to talk current events as well as giving up an update on what they’re currently doing to support Gold Star families.
Join us Sunday, December 3rdfrom 1:00 – 5:00 PM at SpecHops Brewing Company (1280 Activity Dr, Vista, CA 92081) for Sugar Bear’s Brats and Brews! Help us raise funds for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society(educational funding for Gold Star wives/children).
$25 per ticket
Awesome Brats (and hot dogs) from our friends at the Hound Dogz Food truck & tastings from SpecHops.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Oct 4, 2017 | Afghanistan, Current Events
Secretary Mattis, Chairman Dunford
Col Joe Dunford, USMC
MajGen James Mattis, USMC
Iraq, 2003
We’ll complete listening to yesterday’s Senate Armed Service Hearing on “Afghanistan” with Secretary Mattis and Chairman Dunford testifying.
We’ll also talk about the headlines of the day.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Aug 24, 2017 | Afghanistan, Current Events
Tim Lynch
Maj USMC (ret)
Freerangeinternational.com
What is the “Big Taliban”? What is the “Little Taliban?” Where do the Taliban derive their legitimacy from in areas the Afghan people are sympathetic to the Taliban? Does the President’s new direction for the war in Afghanistan point the nation in a better direction relative to achieving a positive outcome there?
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by Michael F. McNamara | Aug 23, 2017 | Afghanistan, Current Events
Aaron B. O’Connell
Col USMCR
Dr. Aaron O’Connell is an Associate Professor of history at the The University of Texas at Austin and the Editor of Our Latest Longest War: Losing Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan. O’Connell is 22-year veteran of the Marine Corps Reserve who left active duty as a Colonel. Before joining UT, O’Connell also served as Director of Defense Policy and Strategy in President Obama’s and President Trump’s National Security Council. He served in Afghanistan from 2010-2011 as a Special Advisor to General David Petraeus and was also a Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon.
Aaron joins the program to give his thoughts on President Trump’s Afghanistan policy speech delivered Monday night at Forty Meyer in Arlington Virginia. DON’T MISS THIS.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Aug 22, 2017 | Afghanistan, Current Events, Politics
John Ubaldi
MGySgt USMC (ret)
Founder, The Ubaldi Reports
John Ubaldi, MGySgt USMC (ret) is the head man at Ubaldi Reports, he joined us to comment on President Trump’s speech on the future of Afghanistan.
Listen as someone who has fought in Afghanistan reacts to our new direction there.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Jun 20, 2017 | Afghanistan, Asia, CENTCOM, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Iraq, ISIL, Korea, NATO, North Korea, Russia, Syria
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joe DUNFORD, appeared before the National Press Club yesterday (Monday, June 19 2017) and YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO HIS COMPLETE COMMENTS — you’ll be smarter, trust me.
The Chairman talks Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, SU-22’s being shot down, Russia, Turkey, Iran, North Korea, the Defense Budget and strategies in each of these regions as well as his vision of how American involvement contributes to success. What you’ll get is complete answers to difficult questions, not sound bites.
Well done by the National Press Club!
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