Of defeating jihad, why we fight. And most racially, the war for americas soul. The aand most recently. In your 2018 book, why we fight, you write the most significant threats we face today to not emanate from the world of nonstate actors. They come from old nationstate adversaries who have seemingly learned from the change wrought at the end of the 20th century and to understand the only way to defeat us is by using irregular or indirect means of attack. Could the assassination of general solar fit into that theory . It could because of who he was his official title. Thanks to having me on the show. He was the shadow commander. He wasnt a Major General in a regular Army Commanding divisions in a normal battle for you face off in combat and everything is aboveboard and you know where everybody is. This isnt the battle of the bulge or the first gulf war. He used proxy forces including in the u. S. And the recent attempt against the saudi ambassador to wage warfare by using means that th
He was the shadow commander. He wasnt a Major General in a regular Army Commanding divisions in a normal battle for you face off in combat and everything is aboveboard and you know where everybody is. This isnt the battle of the bulge or the first gulf war. He used proxy forces including in the u. S. And the recent attempt against the saudi ambassador to wage warfare by using means that the weaker power has developed against the far more powerful adversary like the United States. America is no longer a superpower as a french analyst claimed it. We are a hyperpower. Nobody can come close to us in our conventional capacity. We have 12 Nuclear Aircraft carriers. We have more special forces than some countries have soldiers. So use in direct means, proxies, terrorism and irregular warfare. Was the commander of that warfare. You also write and why we fight that we are not interventionists, but we are not isolationists. When it comes to this president , yes. As President Trumps former strate
they come from old nationstate adversaries who had seemingly learned from the change brought at the end of 20 century and who understand that the only way to defeat us is by using irregular or indirect means of attack. did the assassination of general soleimani fit into that theory? guest: it did absolutely because of who he was, his unofficial title. thank you, fred me on this incredible show, was the shadow commanded why? because he wasn t a major general in the regular army that was commanding divisions in a normal battle where you face off in the theater combat, everything is above board and you know what everybody is. this isn t a battle of the bulge. this isn t the first gulf war. this is an individual who used forces and six cutlass occluding and u.s. comeud in that recent attempt against the saudi ambassador to wage irregular warfare using means that the weaker power has developed against a far more powerful apps are like united states. america still longer a superp
Acquit him. The president speaks soon. What do you expect . The big question tonight, the impeachment factor, will it come up in the president s address . The white house Spokesman Says he read the speech and did not see the word, impeachment, but he doesnt necessarily rule out the possibility that mr. Trump will allude to it in some way. Lets go to our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta. Jim, the president may not necessarily talk about impeachment tonight. But we hear he was fuming about it earlier today. Reporter thats right, wolf. All day long aides have been saying President Trump is not expected to talk about his impeachment during tonights address. One official just told me a few moments ago it is, quote, unlikely, but the subject is clearly under the president s skin. An offtherecord lunch with network news anchors earlier today, an event cnn was barred from attending, the president went off on former National Security adviser john bolton and his upcoming book which is
What about covid 19. We break down the latest case status. Now destruction of americas monuments to its leaders. George washington toppled in portland. Thomas junction could be next i new york. Judy reisinger pass be part of our future. Right now come up break here and the nations capital, a crow is working and trying to tear down a statue of a confederate general. They have ropes type it on the scene. We will go to him and minutes. Actually tearing down the statues is not appropriate come not a good idea, even this monument for the confederacy an they are explained why. First we start of the countdown to tolls up. Throughout the past couple o days, President Trump has been talking about this issue of statues and renaming bases. He has against that. Breaking tonight, oklahoma law, its largest single date increas in the coronavirus. The rally and what President Trump will say tomorrow is on. We are going to oklahoma and taking appropriate measures lik hand sanitizers and masks. Rally go