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

by | Mar 5, 2026 | Asia, CENTCOM, China, Iran, Middle East

Grant Newsham joins Mac to discuss:

  1. His overall thoughts on what he’s seen after five days of operations.
  2. Is this war necessary and justifiable?
  3. Do you think the United States can restrain itself from the quagmire of “nation-building”?
  4. How does this affect the situation in the Pacific relative to China?
  5. 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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UNPLUGGED (KINDA) — GENERAL JOE DUNFORD’S Q & A WITH THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

by | 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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