Hot Wash

A "real clear" discussion of contemporary issues in defense featuring the writers and editors of RealClear Defense.

[RealClearDefense @RCDefense]

'Be willing to destroy yourself' https://t.co/gdCgjwBZeT via @1HereticalTruth @theblaze

[Hot Wash @hotwashrcd]

An interview with John J. Waters about his novel 'River City One' https://t.co/NUbHNFphDe

[John Sorensen @johncsorensen]

How do US and Chinese naval forces match? Find out on the latest Ep of @RCDefense #podcast @hotwashrcd with me and @tshugart3 from @CNASdc had a great conversation https://t.co/Ukg0RPP7vM

[John Sorensen @johncsorensen]

New @hotwashrcd ep on @RCDefense Great talking w Peter Feaver of @DukeU about #thanksforyourservice his new deep look at public confidence in the military, recruiting, the dangers of politicization, and so much more. https://t.co/dVLeun5ww9 #civmil #veterans

[John Sorensen @johncsorensen]

Check out the @hotwashrcd ep w @calder_walton about #Spies his new comprehensive history of Cold War battles between US, #Russia, and UK #intelligence. In depth scholarship, declassified archives challenge where spying/covert action made it worse!
Listen https://t.co/oNmgAlwIer

[John Sorensen @johncsorensen]

New @RCDefense podcast @hotwashrcd ep with @kath_stoner from @StanfordCDDRL Great conversation about #Prigozhin and #Putin's future. Listen here:
https://t.co/Uqo7y3ib2t

[Hot Wash @hotwashrcd]

Kissinger as villain and hero?

[RealClearDefense @RCDefense]

But what if South Vietnam was defeated not because of its own shortcomings but because it was betrayed by a secret deal made behind its back? @RealClearNews @rcpvideo https://t.co/NsflWCLuZ2

[Hot Wash @hotwashrcd]

How much confidence do you have in the military to protect US national security?

[Hot Wash @hotwashrcd]

How much confidence do you have in Congress to protect US national security?

[RealClearPolitics @RCPolitics]

"Biden is repeating Chamberlain’s diplomatic error by pushing Russia further into the arms of Xi Jinping’s China, which like Hitler in 1938-1939, presents the greater and more menacing threat to American national security." | @rcdefense https://t.co/ivCsd3qjEu

[RealClearDefense @RCDefense]

20230219: *HOT WASH* Journey Inside the Hermit Kingdom to Understand the Best and Brightest Minds, #NorthKorean Young Men Tapped to Make Cyber War https://t.co/QafyjzLl3q | @johncsorensen @newsjean @RealClearNews @rcpvideo #NationalSecurity #CyberSecurity #Hacking #war #Espionage

[Nicolas Guilhot @GuilhotNicolas]

“Kagan may well be one of the most damagingly influential foreign policy intellectuals the United States has produced in our time.” Excellent dissection of Kagan’s views and of the neocons’ comeback by @samuelmoyn. https://t.co/LE5LuLKoLm

[Hot Wash @hotwashrcd]

Military readiness under scrutiny https://t.co/fa6PHcdly1

[Hot Wash @hotwashrcd]

Musk’s Starlink satellites accelerating development of drone warfare https://t.co/lZWWrf3tP6

[Hot Wash @hotwashrcd]

Rich Lowry Tries to Have it Both Ways on Ukraine https://t.co/NSHQPSQY9J #UkraineRussianWar #Ukraine️ #UkraineRussia

[S.W.B. Folsom @SWBFolsom]

Grateful for the opportunity to sit down with John Waters @JohnJWaters1 for this interview. I appreciate both the tough questions and the fact that there’s still someone out there who reads my drivel.

[RealClearDefense @RCDefense]

Battles are won by small teams. Whether on a condensed field of battle in WWI or on an island in WWII or in a distributed war like Vietnam and Afghanistan. Small groups closely bonded together, moving forward steps, feet, and meters at a time.
https://t.co/zcLc5BnbZW

[Jean H. Lee @newsjean]

@johncsorensen @RCDefense @hotwashrcd @BBC Enjoyed our conversation!

[RealClearDefense @RCDefense]

20230130: *New* HOT WASH w/@johncsorensen about @USMC fighting in Bougainville, Guam, Iwo Jima. "You can be ripped apart in seconds," says Bill Swanson about WWII combat. "Sounds were unendurable." How he overcame fear. @RealClearNews @RealClearBooks @USMCMuseum #War #History

[Hot Wash @hotwashrcd]

Biden’s next 2 years: A brutal war and a rough campaign https://t.co/xohweijCfq via @politico