Kenow today. He currently serves as ceo of Business Executives for National Security. He joined there in january 2020 following 39 years of distinguished military service and served for three years as the commander of the u. S. Central command and he prior to serving as the commander of Central Command he commanded the u. S. Special Operations Command and the special joint Operations Command in addition to his current role as the executives for National Security he is also a distinguished senior fellow in National Security at the middle Eastern Institute and we have the president of the middle east institute here. He has got to talk about the theme that has come up through other discussions this morning, which we are all aware of but werent exactly sure what to think about and i think a moment about 30 minutes we will know exactly what to think about it, about how we should think about Great Power Competition in the gulf so. Im delighted to introduce general joseph votel. He sent to th
Director of the middle east program and we are delighted to welcome you to what i think will be a fascinating program on us policy and strategy after the Qassem Soleimani strike. First in the unlikely event we need to evacuate the building i will tell you where to go. I dont think that will be a problem but i will direct you. Also thank you for those who have supported todays activity. They have done it in a way that is exemplary for the way a policy discussion should do so to set up a conference so there is no responsibility for what we say but but it is an issue of significant broad interest we are grateful for the support. Looking at what has happened in the gulf there is a broader National Debate if the us should be digging in or pulling out. Iran is perceived to be a threat. Even within the chump Administration Even how the us should deal with that threat the us increasingly has been facing asymmetrical threats and responding with conventional tools that has been expensive and aff
Discussing Current Operations and modernization efforts. This is close to an hour. Welcome everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. Here are my side, new improved expanded, graced with the presence secretary of the army, and the army general, think about so much for being here with us today. Secretary and the chief are going to have a chat about the strategy, about the army of modernization priorities in the present budget request that came out. As well as the emerging joint war fighting concept. And were going to save about 15 minutes at the end today questions in the audience here. But first, i want to go to the sec. The chief to give a couple of opening remarks and then we will dive into our conversations. Thank you, was the closest i will get to davos, switzerland. This a great opportunity to be here. As we discussed in the green room, these are wonderful opportunities for us. To try to talk about how we are trying to transform the army. We are in your three oh very aggres
Who perhaps met him at the airport their vehicle or vehicles were targeted along with several other people they lost their lives it was the parts of the airport compound that is separated from a Counterterrorism Center literally by a wall what youre looking at right now took place according to the reports that weve got that we are trusting within about a kilometer of the airport the gentleman that were the key gentleman that were talking about so the money was very very significant he fought in the 8 year long iran iraq war he managed to survive the flow the changes of iranian politics hes only ever given he had only ever given one interview in his life very quiet very much off the radar but incredibly well connected with the ayatollah how many thats the top line on whats happening of course the immediate back story is the way that the hezbollah militia was allowed 3 days ago to walk with impunity rights up to the front door of the Iraqi Embassy compound in the iraqi capital that is a
And the ukrainian plane crashes near irans capital killing the more than 170 people on board. Just one and i am in baghdad 930 in tehran and it is 1 in the morning in washington d. C. Following developments right around the region this wednesday as iran hits back at the United States it is launched more than a dozen Ballistic Missiles at 2 iraqi air bases which host American Forces this is in retaliation to the assassination of the iranian general cost some sort of money it was killed in a u. S. Drone strike on friday irans foreign minister says they dont want all defend themselves against any aggression as a result the u. S. Federal Aviation Authority has banned u. S. Airlines from flying over the region that means iraq iran and right through the gulf. And the gulf of oman as well washington is also warning american ships in the middle east that iran could attack its a mess its maritime interests and this is all happening as general sort of man himself is finally laid to rest in his h