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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.”
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.”
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
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.