Watching at fubo tv. Com friends are turning 30 and tbs is hosting the ultimate Friends Celebration celebrate 30 years of friends all this weekend on tbs and stream every episode on max shrugs as World War iii approaches, im Chael Smerconish in philadelphia that provocative headline caught my eye this week in the Wall Street Journal. It accompanied an essay written by walter Russell Mead is a professor of Strategy And Statecraft at the university of florida. Professor meade was shining a light on a report from the commission on the national defense strategy, which you can be excused for lack of awareness after all week hed been busy discussing the Trump And Vance comments alleging the eating of pets in ohio and counting the number of times that Kamala Harris has answered questions, as well as how often she repeats her replies and dont get me wrong. Those issues matter. But each of us has only bandwidth and while we and the campaigns are consumed with such inquiry, there are more important issues that should shape who will be our next Commander In Chief . The. Commission highlighted by Professor Mead consisted of eight experts named by senior congressional republicans and democrats. They just completed a comprehensive review that at any other moment in time would have sparked a national conversation. As Professor Meade wrote, the bipartisan report details a devastating picture of political failure strategic inadequacy, and growing american weakness at a time of rapidly increasing danger the us faces the most serious and most challenging threat since 1945, including the real risk of nearterm major war. The report warns, quote, the nation was last prepared for such a fight during the cold war, which ended 35 years ago. It is not prepared today. Worst China And Russia is no limits partnership formed in february of 2022, just days before Russias Invasion of ukraine has only deepened and broadened to include a military and economic partnership with Iran And North korea. This new alignment of nations opposed to us interests, creates a real risk, if not likelihood but the conflict anywhere could become a multitheater or Global War simply stated, World War iii approaches and the u. S. Is illequipped to deal. We are no longer the colossus that can bend the world to our will we are facing dangerous circumstances on many fronts, including china, russia, north korea, and the Middle East and each is getting insufficient attention in the campaign substantively, republicans keep our eye on the border and the economy democrats on abortion and the future of democracy, all important but our daily attention has also been captured by too many headlines like lees, im a black nazi childless cat, ladies, Doug Emhoff Cheating campaign, crowd sizes, the Arlington Cemetery video, rfk in the bear, rfk in the whale, rfk and the journalist whether beyonce would show up at the dnc, does a like of a Taylor Swift tweet really mean that Caitlin Clark is endorsing harris in what may have been the only debate between Trump And Harris. There was only one question to both candidates on the Israel Hamas War and the war in ukraine but what about chinas industrial Espionage Expansion in both Sea And Space . Or how to offset their Belt And Road Initiative Twoandahalf years after the russian invasion of ukraine, the war seems at a standstill the Wall Street Journal estimated this week that more than 1 Million have been killed or injured and the u. S. Seems intent on giving ukraine only enough support. So as to keep russia at bay, but not enough to win from the outset, our commitment has been incremental and constrain doled out like its an allowance he an example, just a week ago came the news that the biden administration is close to approving the use by ukraine of longrange missiles deep inside russia. So long as they were not arms supplied by the united states less you should think the threats posed to the u. S. By Russia And China are independent of one another. You might be surprised, as i was in reading David Sanger is new book, new Cold Wars that president s Putin And Xi have met about 50 times they are playing long ball. We are mired in Election Chaos that comes every four years and then of course there was israel the use of pagers and walkietalkies for a concerted action against hezbollah in lebanon, killing dozens and wounding thousands. It seemed like something that cue created in w Sevens Lab and just this morning, according to palestinian officials, at least 17 people have been killed, including women and children in an israeli Missile Strike in central gaza. Israel said it struck a School Compound being used by hamas on friday, israel launched one of its heaviest aerial bombardments, Killing A Senior hezbollah Military Commander in the southern suburbs of beirut, at least 31 people were killed in the targeted strike, which flattened a multistory residential building dont get me wrong. Im pleased that hezbollah leader is gone. Ibrahim aqil was a man believed to a, played a key role in the killing of 241 us Military Personnel at the Beirut Bombing in October Of 1983 . But why the electronic Device Attack now was it more about protecting israel from incoming ordinance fired by iranian proxy . Or wasnt an effort to thwart the Peace Talks or throw a curve into the american election regardless, what if the effect is to put the united states into a regional war between israel and iran americans mired in the minutia of our 2024 campaign will have whiplash in wondering how that all happened i want to know what you think. Go to my website at smerconish. Com. Answer Todays Poll Question is the united states at greater risk from those within or outside our nation. Joining me now is Richard Clarke the nations first cyber czar, former White House counterterrorism coordinator, Special Adviser to president bush, 41 clinton and bush 43. His new piece published its smerconish. Com called israels upcoming invasion of lebanon will affect americas election. Richard nice to have you back. I know you read the commission report. What was your takeaway i think the commission made a very good case that america is not prepared for war that we could fight. A very brief, Spasmodic War but not a sustained combat. Certainly not against China And Russia combined. We dont have the industrial capacity to turn out new weapons. It takes three to four years for us to build an airplane, seven or eight years for us to build a ship. We dont currently have the capacity to fight a long war what did you make of the timing of the communications Device Attack thats the way ill describe Israels Use presumably Israels Use of both walkietalkies and pagers well, it may have been a Use It or lose it situation theres reporting that his villa was figuring out that there was something wrong with the pagers and the israelis might have had to use them or never be able to do the operation. But its also coming at a time when israel is preparing the battlefield. In many ways taking out his fellow leaders, doing airstrikes, preparing the battlefield for what they call the next sequence in the war. Talking about moving the battle north. Theyre clearly warding hezbollah two think that theyre about to invade Southern Lebanon and clear out the area from which the rockets have been hitting northern israel they may actually be preparing to do it. And that could happen in the next week if that should happen, what do you anticipate would be the u. S. Response or more specifically, would we be involved from a defensive posture of israel only or maybe offensive as well well, israel should be able to handle his bella by itself. But it involved iran if her and came to the assistance of its hezbollah proxy by Firing Missiles from iran at israel then the united states would probably assist israel and trying to shoot them down the way but we did several months ago that would be defensive and thats something that i think the biden administration would do fairly automatically okay. So now a little game theory, what would be the impact on the Trump Campaign what might be the impact on the Harris Campaign . Well, the Harris Campaign is trying to walk a fine line. A Balancing Act trying to please propalestinian voters, particularly in Michigan And Proisraeli voters throughout the united states if this war broke out, i think the biden administration, including the Vice President wed say we have to defend israel even if israel was wrong. To start the war. Even if they thought israel made a mistake by invading lebanon they would be forced to help defend israel. And that might lose michigan for Harris Trump is running around saying to American Jewish audiences, if you dont vote for me, quote, there will be no israel. So the irony here is that trump is far more pro netanyahu than this harris. But harris may be punished by propalestinian voters in michigan. I think harris is trying to draw a distinction between being pro israeli, which she is pro netanyahu, which shes not and netanyahu is making it very clear. I think that he is pro trump. So all of this war in the Middle East, and its potential expansion, then the next week might have an effect on the american Election Voting has already begun. I voted yesterday richard finally respond to my thesis. All of the Subject Matter that i referenced playing itself out domestically of interest. Im caught up in it. Its significant. But when i stand back lacking your credentials and your experience, i look at a place and it potentially on fire, and i dont mean from Climate Change in this instance, and it worries me. What do you think i think we might be in a prewar period is certainly possible that china could invade taiwan in the years ahead and that would draw the united states in its certainly possible that the war in ukraine could yet expand further and draw the united states in we have never been in a period like this since the height of the cold war. And yet as you said that the top of the show, michael its not a subject of Debate Or Discussion in our election it should be because were choosing between two leaders who will make decisions about a possible future war said much more clearly than i offered. Thank you. Richard clarke, as always respond to your Social Media in real time. I dont see it coming. Im on all usual platforms. Follow me on twitter now, x, if youre not already doing so, what do we have catherine . Really poisonous when a majority of people, or at least the ones who answered this, believe their fellow americans are the biggest enemy, not russia, not china, not north korea. David, i dont know if youre tipping the hand in terms of how that poll is going so far because i dont look at the results until they come up on the screen at the, at the end of the show, i think its a legitimate concern we know weve got domestic unrest i have articulated hear the worries that i have about Misinformation And Disinformation especially in a world of Artificial Intelligence. If we dont know the victor on the night of the final voting, meaning on november 5, im really worried about a several day time period and now with the Georgia Hand count, a little more complicated than its been presented. I think but im worried that we dont yet know the outcome of the election that tuesday night, maybe that wednesday, thursday, friday. And what might then unfold so one more reason to be worried not only about the situation that ive described internationally, but whats going on domestically as well . Remember, i want to know what you think. Go to my website. Its smerconish. Com. This is Todays Poll Question. Is the united states at greater risk from those within or outside our nation up ahead, how will the recent scandals surrounding North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson impact the 2024 president ial election election. Trump is campaigning there today, not what the Gop Nominee for governor Corey Lewandowsky, senior Trump Campaign official here to explain. Be sure to sign up for my smerconish. 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Joining me now is Corey Lewandowsky a Senior Adviser for trumps campaign, by the way, we extended an offer to the Harris Campaign to send someone as well, but they declined query. Will former President Trumps Say Anything about Mark Robinson . Would he takes that Stage Today in North Carolina . Well, michael i have to wait and see. Listen. Were not focused on Mark Robinson. Were focused on winning a president ial election. And ive never seen a president ial candidate who is either benefited or had a detriment by a Candidate Downballot from him. So Donald Trump is at the top of the ticket. Hes going to lay out his vision for america. Its a very different vision than what Kamala Harris wants. And the people of North Carolina will continue as they have done in two separate occasions to send Donald Trump back to the White House i would typically agree with you that downballot is not affected, but in this case, i looked at realclearpolitics just before coming on 0. 1 separate Trump And Harris in North Carolina according to that average, i dont know that it matters, but its trump. Who has the 0. 1 advantage in this case does Donald Trump believe the denials of Mark Robinson . Well, i havent spoken to Donald Trumps specifically about that. I traveled with him this topic did not come up. Look, its up to Mark Robinson to he has said that these things were not accurate. I dont k