Phil Smith Predictions for 2018: Marine Corps embraces more Special Ops missions and Iran will walk a middle line with their protesters
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UNPLUGGED (KINDA) — GENERAL JOE DUNFORD’S Q & A WITH THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
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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MAJ BEN CONNABLE, USMC (RET): a progress report on Ambassador Ryan Crocker’s “Task Force on the Future of Iraq”
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BGEN RON BACZKOWSKI, USMC (ret): 1/8’s fight in Beirut & post-combat related mental health
Ron Baczkowski was a 1stLt infantry officer in 1st Battalion, 8th Marines during their 1983 deployment to Beirut, Lebanon. Ron joined ALL MARINE RADIO to discuss the situation as the BLT found it, its challenges and how the events on the ground unfolded in 1983, as well as the mental health challenges that he faced in its aftermath. An outstanding interview with an outstanding Leader of Marines.
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GEN JOHN ALLEN, USMC (RET): Afghanistan, the Islamic State & the need for an American “Grand Strategy”
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