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
Is outside the white house, elon is there in washington standing by with the latest on the tax bill itself. Lets start with you, what do we know about this event coming up . Reporter theyre not actually going to do a bill signing. The sbil not ready to be signed just yet, but this is very much a Party Atmosphere here on the south lawn of the white house. We have the marine band going through a list of Christmas Carols a few moments ago theyre serving hot drinking over here. Some of the vips and dignitaries have gathered in the audience. You can see behind me, republican members of congress lined up on the steps just above the south port co. Here on the south lawn of the white house. This is a unified Republican Party right now. Theyve been through a lot of tough infighting particularly over obamacare, this is a big win. This is a moment in which youve seen the president of the United States already today handing out praise to republican leaders, some of whom hes been attacking earlier
The Sheriffs Office said theyre deploying crews to cut fire lines and try to prevent the fire from spreading. You see all the smoke up there. Its been so dry lately, we really need some rainfall. We had something similar happen over the weekend that well tell you about in Summit County but once we get more information about this well pass it along to you. At this point, guys, we dont know anything about evacuation. We dont know how many crews are on the ground. Sky 9 Just Launched a little bit ago to br image and this is what it looks like, wildfire in albert county, so dry out there. Once we get an update, well pass it to you right away. Thanks for joining us for 9news at noon. Tim kaine is campaigning in denver today, holding a rally for voters at the National Western complex in denver. He is joined by dave matthews, who is putting on a concert this afternoon for the we have a link where you can register to attend at 9news. Com. Just because you are rsvp does not guarantee admission
Are trying to pin point whether this was in fact a hate crime. In radio transmissions you hear the volunteer calling for help. Ive been stabbed. Reporter cellphone video showing the man soon after being tended to by fellow medics and an ambulance after the 34yearold says she was slashed from behind. Around 8 30 last night near Eastern Parkway and rogers avenue. He was screaming, ive been stabbed. Reporter the victim says the attacker was wearing black sweats and said nothing before slashing his right shoulder and then running from the scene. Police showed up a minute later and closed the scene, made a crime scene. Reporter and officers spent hours flooding the area late into the night, searching for evidence and the alleged attacker. And again this morning, officers just finished clearing the scene as this investigation continues. We should mention that the victim says he did not know his unprovoked and that they did not exchange any words before that man slashed him on his shoulder. T