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THOUGHTS ON THE IRAN WAR: Col Grant Newsham, USMC (ret)

by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 5, 2026 | Asia, CENTCOM, China, Iran, Middle East

Grant Newsham joins Mac to discuss:

His overall thoughts on what he’s seen after five days of operations.
Is this war necessary and justifiable?
Do you think the United States can restrain itself from the quagmire of “nation-building”?
How does this affect the situation in the Pacific relative to China?
If the war in Iran is concluded moderately in favor of the United States, thus leaving the US Navy with one great threat (China)… what does that do to the calculus of the Pacific and the Davidson Window?

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The Dealmaker-in-Chief heads to Asia… with Grant Newsham

by Michael F. McNamara | Oct 28, 2025 | Asia, China, Economics, Japan, Korea, North Korea, Pacific Rim Security, Philippines, Rare Earth Minerals, South Korea, Tariffs

As President Trump, fresh off his Middle East breakthrough, heads towards a meeting with China’s President Xi… a meeting that will have huge implications for both the US and the Chinese economies… We’ll talk to our expert, Grant Newsham, and get his perspective.

Grant has been ALL MARINE RADIO’s Pacific expert for a long time, and he is that because he tells the truth. We’ll talk about a variety of subjects (as we usually do), but the fascinating part of President Trump’s trip is how both President Trump and President Xi each need to make some sort of trade deal… because they both have needs that only the other nation can remedy. Grant makes us smart about China, the Philippines, Japan, and Korea, to mention a few of the things we cover.

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