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That's more closely attuned to his background, where as you suggest, odni has normally been a job for a nonpartisan intelligence official. by the way, i think that mike pompeo, the appointment at the cia is a very good appointment. i've met with congressman pompeo, and i think he is extremely thoughtful, well informed, has a deep knowledge of national security. i think he's a great choice. and i would hope that whoever is appointed to odni would be a similar type of person. >> max booth, thanks so much. let's bring back the panel, beth, elise and ruth. to you, elise, you've worked at the state...

James madison's name picked up steam with the secretary of defense. the "wall street journal" reporting that he will likely be trump's choice. the journal also reporting that mitt romney is the leading candidate for the state department and nikki haley is the lead candidate for un ambassador. there are those that support rudy giuliani to head the state department. senior fellow is max booth. good to see you. what do we know as you look at mike flynn for adviser and the likelihood of general mattis. the dispute is unresolved. what have we learned so far about which direction he might take? >> i...

Arab power on the other. mastery of the arcane details of the shia-sunni schism may not be american specialty but over the last few years this president and his advisors placed u.s. on the side of iran and sat traps in lebanon and now iraq. we have max booth, senior fellow from the u.n. security council of foreign relation, author of "invisible army" as well. max, how do you see it? we're looking at as iraq issue but it is part of a bigger issue in the middle east? >> i think it's a bigger battle for the middle east going on right now, on the one hand iran and its proxies, and on the other han...

Country. but also completely focused on this notion of what kind of compensation should there be for these elite special forces. everyone acknowledged that they're called special for a reason. they do a kind of job, they go on missions that are unique to them, but there is also a great deal of respect, of course, for all veterans and not wanting to kind of diss veterans who aren't members of special forces. but everyone, every member we visited had read the article. i will say as the author of the article, it's a pretty long one. so not everyone is going to get through it. but they all knew it...

There? >>brian: you are one of the most respected war historians in this country. how concerned are you about the cuts coming our way to the defense industry? >> i'm very concerned because if you listen to what the joint chiefs of staff are saying, they are warning we could see another hollow army like we be saw in the 1970's with a lack of readiness, a lack of training; a military that cannot perform all the tasks it is asked to do. that is what is going to happen if the skwefrt -- success ter takes march -- if the sequester takes effect march 1 and is not quickly reversed. >>brian: guerrilla...