Joe Kristol

Former Marine Corps infantry

[Elliot Kaufman @ElliotKaufman6]

Outstanding Weekend Interview of @Reihan by @Tunkuv.

Think of it as the story of New York, told via the differences between two men: Reihan Salam and Zohran Mamdani.
https://t.co/fGh1fyrEtB

[Richard Goldberg @rich_goldberg]

When others take cover, Marines contemplate their next episode of School of War.

[Aaron MacLean @AaronBMacLean]

We still await news of the fate of our remaining missing airman in Iran. This morning I scribbled out--based on my personal experiences--this tribute to the extraordinary men and women who fly for our Air Force, and those whose job it is to rescue them.
https://t.co/Cfbv95Q7Eb

[Aaron MacLean @AaronBMacLean]

As I lay out in this morning's @TheFP, a "Battle of Hormuz" to open the Strait could be costly, protracted, and bloody. I can see why the president prefers a deal, or to leave the task to the Euros/Asians. BUT... opening the Strait is a geoeconomic necessity. 1/6

[Mark Montgomery @MarkCMontgomery]

Talking the specifics about how to "set the conditions" to conduct convoy operations in the Straits. Its about both reducing the risk (adversary capabilities) & establishing our own capacity to protect merchants (Destroyers, Fighters, Helos, A-10s etc) @DAlperovitch
https://t.co/z4ziKXfpuN

[On This Day in Simpsons History 🇺🇦 @dailysimpsons]

30 years ago today, Troy McClure starred in the musical “Stop the Planet of the Apes (I Want to Get Off)”.

#TheSimpsons episode “A Fish Called Selma” first aired March 24, 1996.

[Aaron MacLean @AaronBMacLean]

Latest @schoolofwarpod on Iran is up! Two veterans with experience in the intelligence and special operations worlds join to discuss what's next in Iran--and whether or not we're about to send in the Marines.
https://t.co/7PVgu08GqP

[Joe Kristol @JoeKristol]

Read @MarkCMontgomery @nytopinion: “Should the regime survive the war with the power to close Hormuz at will, disrupting the transit of fossil fuels and other crucial commodities, any declarations of victory by the United States will ring hollow.”

[Mark Montgomery @MarkCMontgomery]

The President would be wise to allow the military to complete the air campaign and destroy the IRGCs tools of regional power projection. Only then can we set the conditions for conducting convoy operations and opening the Straits. https://t.co/LmnIkImIZW

[Aaron MacLean @AaronBMacLean]

This strike—and the strike on Larijani, if the reports are confirmed—underscore a difference between this air campaign and those of earlier decades: the extraordinary military revolution in targeting, and the now (relative) ease of decapitation strikes.

[Joe Kristol @JoeKristol]

@robkelner Former Marine ok. Never an ex-Marine. Semper Fi!

[Aaron MacLean @AaronBMacLean]

Some personal news!

I’m joining @CBSNews and @TheFP, and @schoolofwarpod is moving to a new home at The Free Press.

Check out a live-streamed episode of School of War at noon ET today with former CENTCOM commander General Frank McKenzie, where we’ll unpack the war in Iran.

[Josh @Tyrangiel]

What AI will do to work is one of the most argued-over questions in public life—and one of the most poorly framed. https://t.co/0ygKYX58WW

My Atlantic cover story: AI and the Future of Work

[Joe Kristol @JoeKristol]

Born in a bar. Happy 250th, Marines.

[Aaron MacLean @AaronBMacLean]

"To take charge of this post and all government property in view."

[Jonathan Wasserstrum @jmwass]

Me after bedtime every night for 2 boys under 5.

[Josh Kraushaar @JoshKraushaar]

NEW @jewishinsider via ⁦@matthewkassel⁩: “Joe Rogan invites antisemitic conspiracy theorists into the mainstream”

“Rogan’s recent promotion of Ian Carroll is the latest sign of the normalization of antisemitism in popular discourse” https://t.co/QATgTzkP19

[Joe Kristol @JoeKristol]

Happy 3/5 day.

“On order, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines locates, closes with, and destroys the enemy by fire and maneuver or repels the enemy's assault by fire and close combat.”

[Matthew Continetti @continetti]

Terrorist movements wax strong when they believe that history is on their side. And there is no better way to rid the terrorists of that notion than to deny them haven and reduce their leaders to ash.
My column this week @FreeBeacon
https://t.co/YdNnTS6GWp

[U.S. Marines @USMC]

Happy Birthday, Marines!

Today, we celebrate 249 years of unmatched courage, unwavering dedication, and a legacy of service that has shaped our nation’s history.

[Adam Rubenstein @RubensteinAdam]

A Gazan reflecting on Sinwar to the NYT