Regime change? Offramp? Disagreements with Israel? Jack Keane has the scoop.
Normally, I try to share my analysis as an introduction to our podcasts. In this case, the details are worth a deep dive. There are a number of reasons for I hope you will take the time: There is a lot — A LOT — of disinformation out there. And it’s not the garden variety Russian/Chinese fanning the flames; there are active efforts to sow seeds of doubt about the success of Epic Fury, the relationship with Israel, the President’s resolve, the reality on the ground, and much more. Part of the problem is journalists looking to confirm stories they’ve already written; another part is aggressive leaking from inside the Trump administration in an effort to undermine public confidence, sow seeds of doubt in the President’s mind, and foment economic fears; and of course, there is the partisan divide that cannot assess anything done by the Trump administration because of antipathy towards the President.
Like many of our readers, I have lots of questions about the ongoing war. Is the President all in? Is he looking for an offramp? What are the supposed “talks” with Iran? Are we really winning? Do Israel and the United States share the same definition of victory? What about regime change? And can there be victory without regime change? What about the nukes? What about Hormuz? What about the Arabs? NATO? And so much more.
Marc and I hit our great friend General Jack Keane with every one of those questions, and more. Sometimes more than once. Jack remains very close to decision makers in Washington and Jerusalem, and I can’t fault his frankness. One of my dear friends told me that he learned more from this pod than he has from reading the paper every day. I have to agree. Thank goodness for people like Jack. And early next week we’ll post our wide-ranging interview with Israeli ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter.
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