Podcast appearances and mentions of hr mcmaster

The risk of a major port strike in the next 24 hours could impact more than bananas ... but that's just one item potentially impacted! Here's the SCOOP ... your cheat sheet for the week ahead.   ✓ 2:00: Hurricane Helene.   ✓ 3:00: NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's unique contribution to hurricane relief efforts.   ✓ 8:00: A major East Coast Port Strike on the horizon.     ✓ 12:00: Sectors impacted: big box retailers, furniture, bananas, asparagus and more.  "According to the American Farm Bureau, 1.2 million metric tons of bananas go through the ports that could be on strike next week, representing about one quarter of the nation's bananas." (CNN)   ✓ 15:00: How could the White House get involved? The Taft-Hartley Act.     ✓ 17:00: This week's vice-presidential debate and the prominence of the VP's role.     ✓ 20:00: We shift to foreign affairs.     ✓ 21:00: High-profile targeting of leader of Hezbollah, a designated terrorist organization.     ✓ 22:00: We hear from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his speech at last week's United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).     ✓ 26:00: We hear from the new Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian during his speech at UNGA.    ✓ 30:00: Lastly, we hear from Ret. Lt. Gen. HR McMaster, a former White House National Security Advisor.   ✓ 36:00: 175 attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East during the last year.   ✓ 39:00: The first musician represented in the U.S. Capitol at Statuary Hall.   SHOW NOTES:  A Dockworkers Walkout Would Close Ports From Maine to Texas and Slam the U.S. Economy (The Wall Street Journal)  The Taft-Hartley Act  Johnny Cash Statue Now in Capitol Hill (SmartHER News)     SUPPORT OUR MISSION     If you'd like to help support SmartHER News' mission of a free, independent, nonpartisan press – here's how you can become a SCOOP insider: https://www.scoop.smarthernews.com/get-the-inside-scoop/     Instagram: Instagram.com/SmartHERNews   Website: SmartHERNews.com   YouTube Channel: YouTube.com/SmartHERNews 

The final product isn't always the best part of the interview journey.  It's in the prep and the rawness of bringing the research together with high hopes of creating a moment.  August 27, 2024 with former White House security adviser HR McMaster.  Houston police officer Jose Selvera from the Chicano Squad on A&E.  YA author BB Alston.  Comedian actor Lauren Lapkus from the podcast Haunting.  Then Rocker Chris Kinnon from Lions In The Street.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

A revealing account of National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster's turbulent and consequential thirteen months in the Trump White House. At War with Ourselves is the story of helping a disruptive President drive necessary shifts in U.S. foreign policy at a critical moment in history. McMaster entered an administration beset by conflict and the hyper partisanship of American politics. With the candor of a soldier and the perspective of a historian, McMaster rises above the fray to lay bare the good, the bad, and the ugly of Trump's presidency and give readers insight into what a second Trump term would look like. While all administrations are subject to backstabbing and infighting, some of Trump's more unscrupulous political advisors were determined to undermine McMaster and others to advance their narrow agendas. McMaster writes candidly about Cabinet officials who, deeply disturbed by Trump's language and behavior, prioritized controlling the President over collaborating to provide the President with options. McMaster offers a frank and fresh assessment of the achievements and failures of his tenure as National Security Advisor and the challenging task of maintaining one's bearings and focus on the mission in a hectic and malicious environment. Determined to transcend the war within the administration and focus on national security priorities, McMaster forged coalitions in Washington and internationally to help Trump advance U.S. interests. Trump's character and personality helped him make tough decisions, but sometimes prevented him from sticking to them. McMaster adroitly assesses the record of Trump's presidency in comparison to the Obama and Biden administrations. With the 2024 election on the horizon, At War with Ourselves highlights the crucial importance of competence in foreign policy, and makes plain the need for leaders who possess the character and intellect to guide the United States in a tumultuous world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

SERIES 3 EPISODE 17: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump is now claiming that the White House rigged the presidential election in 2020. HE was president in 2020. HE was in the White House. "Zuckerberg admits the White House pushed to suppress Hunter Biden laptop story, in other words the 2020 presidential election was rigged," Trump writes. I'm telling you: Mijni-strokes. SPEAKING OF WHICH: There's way more to Trump exploiting Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to take smiling thumbs-up selfies while literally standing on the graves of American heroes. An Arlington official tried to stop the photography; a Trumpist allegedly shoved him; the Trump Campaign decided the correct response was to claim the Arlington official was "suffering from a mental health episode."  JACK SMITH OUTWITS THE SUPREME COURT: This one weird trick actually works. He filed his superseding indictment in the Insurrection case in Washington. It's a little more complicated than this, but basically he got around SCOTUS by changing every reference to "President Trump" to "Candidate Trump" and calling the 1/6 Call To Arms a "campaign speech." RAGE IN THE MACHINE: Thousands of newspaper columns were deleted (hundreds at The New York Times alone) when Kamala Harris agreed to her first sit-down interview. It's with Dana Bash on CNN so she still hasn't scheduled one anybody will SEE. The Cook Political Report has moved two more states from "Lean Democrat" to "Likely" and moved North Carolina from "Lean Republican" to "Toss-up." Maybe that's why Trump has agreed to the September 10th debate - or seemed to. The actual words in his acceptance never says he'll actually be there. And we have the first polling on weirdness by party and while the GOP is accurately seen as more weird, the lead is hardly big enough. B-Block (23:55) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: RW troll blasts Democrats for "not being interested" in the Trump assassination attempt. Turns out all the Democrats on the House committee went to the site survey Monday. Only three of the seven Republicans bothered to. Trump makes the list too after what HR McMaster revealed about the Taliban Trump ordered released. And somebody who made this list in 2007 for indiscretions as a tv reporter is back for mocking Gus Walz while not merely a right wing media nut but also the volleyball coach at a high school with a praised and cherished program for learning-challenged kids. C-Block (33:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: 43 years ago now, my television career starts because the late Lou Dobbs had issues keeping his pants on. It's still amazing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Got to check in with my buddy Keith McCants, Bryan County Democratic Party chair, to see how excited folks in South Georgia are that VP Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz will be doing a two-day barnstorming bus tour. We discussed Walz' appeal to rural voters and what "black jobs" appear to be to Donald Trump and more. Speaking of Cadet Bone Spurs, reaction was salty, swift and angry from many, upon seeing him commemorate the three-year mark of the Abbey Gate suicide bombing ... at Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Gross enough the man sought to politicize the tragedy (why else would he be there on that day?), add to it his culpability that not enough folks are pointing to. His former national security advisor HR McMaster, however, did connect the dots on CNN last night. Not short on reasons to be repulsed by "the Don," the Seneca Project released a new ad rallying female voters with a long list of reasons to rebuke a second Trump term. Lastly, VP Harris' campaign dropped a new ad, themselves, outlining her housing initiatives. Long overdue - and I've some ideas how she can make them come to fruition.

A revealing account of National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster's turbulent and consequential thirteen months in the Trump White House. At War with Ourselves is the story of helping a disruptive President drive necessary shifts in U.S. foreign policy at a critical moment in history. McMaster entered an administration beset by conflict and the hyper partisanship of American politics. With the candor of a soldier and the perspective of a historian, McMaster rises above the fray to lay bare the good, the bad, and the ugly of Trump's presidency and give readers insight into what a second Trump term would look like. While all administrations are subject to backstabbing and infighting, some of Trump's more unscrupulous political advisors were determined to undermine McMaster and others to advance their narrow agendas. McMaster writes candidly about Cabinet officials who, deeply disturbed by Trump's language and behavior, prioritized controlling the President over collaborating to provide the President with options. McMaster offers a frank and fresh assessment of the achievements and failures of his tenure as National Security Advisor and the challenging task of maintaining one's bearings and focus on the mission in a hectic and malicious environment. Determined to transcend the war within the administration and focus on national security priorities, McMaster forged coalitions in Washington and internationally to help Trump advance U.S. interests. Trump's character and personality helped him make tough decisions, but sometimes prevented him from sticking to them. McMaster adroitly assesses the record of Trump's presidency in comparison to the Obama and Biden administrations. With the 2024 election on the horizon, At War with Ourselves highlights the crucial importance of competence in foreign policy, and makes plain the need for leaders who possess the character and intellect to guide the United States in a tumultuous world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

What open source data reveals about the deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital Former national security adviser HR McMaster on the risks of regional escalation

HR McMaster is a retired Lt. General and former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump.

Upon graduation from the US Military Academy in 1984, HR McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the US Army for thirty-four years. He retired as a lieutenant general in June 2018. From 2014 to 2017, General McMaster designed the future army as the director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center and the deputy commanding general, futures, of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). As commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, he oversaw all training and education for the army's infantry, armor, and cavalry force.He commanded the Combined Joint Inter-Agency Task Force in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2012; he commanded the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment in Iraq from 2005 to 2006; he was also deployed in Operation Desert Storm from 1990 to 1991. General McMaster holds a PhD in military history. He was an assistant professor of history at the US Military Academy. He is author of the bestselling books Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World and Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Lies that Led to Vietnam. General McMaster is the host of two podcasts: Battlegrounds: International Perspectives on Crucial Challenges and Opportunities and is a regular on GoodFellows, both produced by the Hoover Institution. He is a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and he also teaches at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. And he chairs an advisory board at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Discussed in this episode: Dereliction of Duty by HR McMaster: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dereliction-of-duty-h-r-mcmaster/1126012409 Books on China by Frank Dikotter: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/frank%20dikotter Battlegrounds podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battlegrounds-w-h-r-mcmaster-international-perspectives/id1551042106 GoodFellows podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/goodfellows-conversations-from-the-hoover-institution/id1505855709

What is worth fighting for? For the people of Ukraine, it's their country. For the women of Iran... it's women's rights. But what about our American warriors? Retired General and former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster joins Inside Sources to discuss how American soldiers are warriors for good, the war in Ukraine, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom visits with retired United States Army lieutenant general and former United States National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster. From United States history to wartime strategy to AC/DC, Tom and H.R. cover a fascinating blend of topics .

Last week, Ukraine recaptured the city of Kherson from the Russians. It was one of the most stunning victories for Ukraine since the war began eight months ago. And yet, the road ahead is long and uncertain. Just this week, Putin unleashed a heavy bombardment of missiles across Ukraine, in an attempt to destroy Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The stakes of this war are already high for Ukraine, but they are made exponentially higher – for countries across the globe – because of the looming danger of nuclear war.  Today, three star Lieutenant General HR McMaster returns to Honestly to talk about the chance of nuclear escalation, what plans our military has in place in the case of a nuclear attack on Ukraine, what a realistic end to the war might look like, how concessions will only embolden Putin, and why McMaster believes America needs to remain actively invested in this war until Putin is finally convinced that he has been defeated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Spencer is the chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Modern War Institute, United States Military Academy. He is the author of Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership and Social Connections in Modern Warfare. This book has been endorsed by Generals David Petraeus, Stanley McChrystal and HR McMaster. John also serves as a colonel in the California State Guard with assignment to the 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, as the director of Urban Warfare Training. John served twenty-five years on active duty in the U.S. Army as an infantry soldier and is a highly decorated combat veteran. https://www.johnspenceronline.com

Former National Security Advisor HR McMaster has talked about the concept of strategic narcissism, which is when military leaders assume that people in different countries think like Americans do. Boyd looks at why recognizing this is important, how it applies to our discussions on Ukraine, and how we engage in strategic narcissism in our battles online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Letting Go of Power. If only our faded Ruling Class would follow the noble example of George Washington. So many of the world's problems stem from Elites who simply won't let go, even after their day is done. Our historical review, with a special salute to the ungovernables of Kyrgyzstan. Meanwhile, Elon Musk calls Biden a "damp sock puppet." Our favorite zinger of the week. Pennsylvania Dems steer clear of "radioactive" Biden's visit to their state. Scheduling conflicts somehow? Ned Ryun describes our "credentialed idiocracy" currently on top as we sample Biden babbling more weird nonsense. Ukraine President Zelensky tells Biden to please drop the war rhetoric. Humiliation for CNN and Fusion Natasha. Show the transcript! Plus, Bill Melugin of Fox News files a devastating report on our Wide Open Border in Texas. President Trump says no war for Ukraine's Borders until our own is safely secured. Sweet snub of the moron RINO Dan Crenshaw at the Trump Rally. Also, Joe Rogan slams HR McMaster on Ray Epps and FBI "agent provocateurs." Liz Cheney announces a March fundraiser with Mitt Romney in the Virginia Suburbs, because Cheney represents the Virginia Suburbs -- not the good people of Wyoming. Looking forward to Cheney's forthcoming primary defeat. Notes on Erica Fatland's Sovietistan. With Listener Calls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 I fact-check episode #1763 of The Joe Rogan Experience , in which HR McMaster suggests that we re-invade Afghanistan, make federal service mandatory for all citizens, and says that we need to increase the military budget because zoomers are going to battle Xi Jinping in Taiwan to the death.You can subscribe to the patreon for $2 to listen to bonus episodes:https://www.patreon.com/investigatejoerogan https://twitter.com/InvestigateJoeinvestigatejoerogan@gmail.com 

Jason Greenblatt sits down with retired US Army Lieutenant General and former National Security Advisor, HR McMaster. The two discuss the current state of foreign policy with nations such as China, Taiwan, and Afghanistan as well as what future relations with those countries might look like.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The U.S. has officially pulled its troops from Afghanistan. But will we still be stuck in an "endless" war? Will we have to send troops back over to that region of the world in the near future? Some current and former policymakers are giving their thoughts (some of which they gave on Boyd's show last week). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How are decisions of war and peace made? Former National Security Advisor HR McMaster called in to talk about what decisions are being made in the Oval Office right now and had some pointed criticism of how the Biden Administration is handling the withdrawal from Afghanistan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did this happen? How did we spend 20 years, over 2 trillion dollars and over 2,000 American lives to wind up losing Afghanistan to the Taliban in under two weeks? Was the mission doomed from the start? Was it political incompetence? Or was it the fault of the military brass who refused to be honest about what it would take to win? Today, a frank and wide-ranging conversation with H.R. McMaster, former National Security Advisor and three-star general. We talk about Obama, Trump, Biden; the corruption and incompetence of our elites; rising isolationism; and why he's still bullish about America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster discusses the idea of strategic empathy. He chatted with Boyd earlier this year on the "Therefore, What?" podcast about how the America needs to pay more attention the other countries when trying to help them, look at their perspective, and not force American values on them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two weeks ago we had former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster on the Flagship podcast. With the events that are now unfolding in Afghanistan we want to repost just that interview without all of the surrounding material. Here’s the transcript: McMaster Ricochet Podcast Transcript

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: If you’re fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the US government says you no longer need to wear a face mask in most places. That’s great news for about one-third of the population, but everyone else still needs to hurry up and get the shot. Meanwhile, a new investigation reveals that Project Veritas ran a secret campaign to discredit Donald Trump’s imagined enemies inside the government. With the help of a former British spy, it even targeted FBI agents for hidden camera sting operations. And lastly, nearly two million Americans in sixteen Republican-ruled states are facing imminent cuts to their jobless benefits. This is what they consider good government: making people suffer for no good reason. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: This cause for celebration comes from the Washington Post. Americans who are fully vaccinated can go without masks or physical distancing in most cases, even when they are indoors or in large groups, federal officials said yesterday. The announcement paves the way for a full reopening of society. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said, "We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some sense of normalcy. Based on the continuing downward trajectory of cases, the scientific data on the performance of our vaccines and our understanding of how the virus spreads, that moment has come for those who are fully vaccinated." More than one hundred and fifty four million Americans have had at least one shot and one hundred and seventeen million are fully vaccinated, about thirty five percent of the population. The Post says Walensky cited a growing body of real-world evidence demonstrating the efficacy of the coronavirus vaccines. She noted the shots offer protection even against more contagious variants circulating in the United States. The relaxation of masking does not apply to airplanes, buses, trains and other public transportation, to healthcare settings, or where state or local restrictions still require them. Officials also noted that some business settings may require masks, especially since some workers remain unvaccinated. Walensky urged those who are immune-compromised to speak with their doctors before giving up their masks. For everyone else, enjoy feeling the air on your face. Hidden Camera Sting Targeted FBI This dive into conservative skullduggery comes from the New York Times. A network of conservative activists, aided by a British former spy, mounted a campaign during the Trump administration to discredit perceived enemies of Donald Trump inside the government, according to documents and people involved in the operations. The campaign included a planned sting operation against Trump’s national security adviser at the time, HR McMaster, and secret surveillance operations against FBI employees, aimed at exposing anti-Trump sentiment in the bureau’s ranks. The operations against the FBI, run by the conservative group Project Veritas, were conducted from a large home in the Georgetown section of Washington that rented for $10,000 per month. Female undercover operatives arranged dates with the FBI employees with the aim of secretly recording them making disparaging comments about Trump. Central to the effort, according to the Times, was Richard Seddon, a former undercover British spy. Seddon was recruited in 2016 by the security contractor Erik Prince to train Project Veritas operatives to infiltrate trade unions, Democratic congressional campaigns and other targets. The scheme against McMaster was one of the most brazen operations of the campaign. It involved a plan to hire a woman armed with a hidden camera to capture McMaster making inappropriate remarks that his opponents could use as leverage to get him ousted as national security adviser. He eventually resigned anyway to avoid being fired by Trump. Which suggests this Project Veritas campaign was yet another bottomless pit for conservative donors’ money. GOP States Slash Jobless Benefits Republican cruelty is also bottomless. The Washington Post reports that more than one point nine million Americans in Alabama, Mississippi and fourteen other Republican-led states are set to have their unemployment checks slashed starting in June, as GOP governors seek to restrict jobless assistance in an effort to force more people to return to work. The cuts are likely to fall hardest on roughly one point four million people who benefit from stimulus programs that Congress adopted at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, including one targeting those who either are self-employed or work on behalf of gig-economy companies such as Uber. Beginning next month, many of these workers are likely to receive no aid at all. According to the Post, the looming cliff reflects an emerging campaign on the part of GOP leaders to combat what they consider a national worker shortage. Arizona and Ohio became the latest states yesterday to announce plans to scale back benefits out of a belief that the federal payments have deterred people from returning to their old positions. The reality is more complicated. The slowdown in hiring may instead reflect workers’ concern about their safety and difficulty obtaining child care, or their trouble finding suitable positions in hard-hit industries on top of mounting frustration about wages they consider too low. That means the loss of unemployment benefits over the next month threatens to inflict new financial harm on those who say they’re already struggling. Our sympathy to all those affected in red states. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: The Associated Press reports that Hamas sent a barrage of rockets into Israel yesterday as Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes and shells and called up nine thousand reservists who could be used to stage a ground invasion. And Reuters reports that individuals involved in the new eruption of Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed may be targeted by an International Criminal Court investigation now under way. War criminals beware. According to Bloomberg News, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo this week set an audacious new benchmark in her campaign to reduce car use: a ban on most vehicle traffic crossing the city center. The plan would stop through traffic from a large zone covering Paris’ core, to cut pollution and noise and free up more space for trees, bicycles and pedestrians. Très magnifique! USA Today reports that a Marine Corps officer was arrested yesterday and charged with assaulting police officers at the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Major Christopher Warnagiris, forty, of Woodbridge, Virginia, is the first service member on active duty charged for his role in the deadly riot. Semper Fuggedaboutit! The Washington Post reports that Joel Greenberg, a Florida politician who is central to the investigation into Representative Matt Gaetz for possible sex trafficking of a minor, signaled yesterday that he will plead guilty in his own federal case. It’s a a troubling development for the congressman as it suggests prosecutors have secured a potentially important witness against him. Too bad for Gaetz that Trump pardon fell through. AM QUICKIE - MAY 14, 2021 HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

H.R. McMaster, a retired Army lieutenant general and former national security advisor, says the last twenty years of US foreign policy have been characterized by a belief that the world revolves around us. The result? A series of strategic blunders, from the war in Iraq to our missteps in Syria. And we’re not the only political power players who are guilty of “overconfidence” and “strategic narcism.” In this episode, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing and don’t listen to the people you are trying to help.   Guest: H.R. McMaster, Retired lieutenant general, former national security advisor and author of BattleGrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World   If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

Jake Tapper gets upset with HR McMaster for suggesting that CNN is partisan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President-Elect Joe Biden just tapped Jake Sullivan to serve as his first National Security Advisor, the most important foreign policy role in the White House. In light of this announcement, I'm rerunning an episode we recorded in late 2019. Jake Sullivan previously served in the Obama administration as National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden and Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department. Check out my newsletter at https://chinatalk.substack.com/. In the most recent edition, I do a deep dive comparing the HR McMaster and Sullivan interviews. Do consider supporting this show at https://glow.fm/chinatalk/ if you're enjoying the two episode/week pace I'm currently keeping up.  Outtro music by Kafe.Hu

President-Elect Joe Biden just tapped Jake Sullivan to serve as his first National Security Advisor, the most important foreign policy role in the White House. In light of this announcement, I'm rerunning an episode we recorded in late 2019. Jake Sullivan previously served in the Obama administration as National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden and Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department. Check out my newsletter at https://chinatalk.substack.com/. In the most recent edition, I do a deep dive comparing the HR McMaster and Sullivan interviews. Do consider supporting this show at https://glow.fm/chinatalk/ if you're enjoying the two episode/week pace I'm currently keeping up.  Outtro music by Kafe.Hu Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

HR McMaster was Trump's National Security Advisor and, it seems, a ChinaTalk superfan. We talk about his time in government, what the US missed about China and what to do about it, and which Seinfeld character would make the best NSA. Please consider supporting ChinaTalk at https://glow.fm/chinatalk/ Sign up for the weekly ChinaTalk newsletter at https://chinatalk.substack.com/ 

HR McMaster was Trump's National Security Advisor and, it seems, a ChinaTalk superfan. We talk about his time in government, what the US missed about China and what to do about it, and which Seinfeld character would make the best NSA. Please consider supporting ChinaTalk at https://glow.fm/chinatalk/ Sign up for the weekly ChinaTalk newsletter at https://chinatalk.substack.com/  Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Donald Trump hasn’t yet accepted it, but he’ll be out of the White House in January next year. Gone but not forgotten. His legacy can be seen in a divided body politic, strained international alliances and deep uncertainty about America’s geopolitical ambition. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Lt. General HR McMaster who served as Mr Trump’s National Security Adviser until he was fired in 2018. In terms of America’s role in the world, will the Trump years be seen as an aberration or a marker of underlying change?

LtGen McMaster was the 26th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1984, McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for thirty-four years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in June 2018. He is currently the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. During today’s conversation with Reagan Foundation and Institute Executive Director John Heubusch, HR McMaster discusses his brand-new book, “Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free world” which is a bold and provocative re-examination of the most critical foreign policy and national security challenges that face the United States, and an urgent call to compete to preserve America’s standing and security. Let’s listen.

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, former National Security Adviser and the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, discusses his new book, Battlegrounds: Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World; why the US should not return to the Iran deal, a ‘political disaster masquerading as a diplomatic triumph’; how Saudi Arabia can be ‘part of the solution’ in the Middle East; whether the US can mitigate the potential loss of Turkey as an ally; how his experiences in combat in two Iraq wars informed his approach to Iraq and the region; why he is optimist about Iraq’s future; whether the US can sustain domestic support for US Middle East policy; and some remembrances of Professor Fouad Ajami.

HR McMaster and the rest of the military industrial complex want back in with a Biden win. Dr. Strangelove will make a comeback. UPS magically finds the lost documents, they must have buried a St. Anthony statue in the yard of their corporate headquarters. Royal families of the United States. God bless Glenn Greenwald.

HR McMaster and the rest of the military industrial complex want back in with a Biden win. Dr. Strangelove will make a comeback. UPS magically finds the lost documents, they must have buried a St. Anthony statue in the yard of their corporate headquarters. Royal families of the United States. God bless Glenn Greenwald.

In a new episode of the Serve to Lead podcast, General HR McMaster discusses geopolitics and his important new book, Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend Freedom.   HR McMaster is perhaps best known for his service as the 26th National Security Adviser to the president, in 2017-18. This was a capstone to a stored military career. […]

HR McMaster proves that in Washington, hawks only fail up.  Are Republicans against international order?  Chinese Netizens wants Trump to win the election because they think he's a racist joke who helps rally nationalism in China.  What conspiracy theory is leading to cell phone towers being set ablaze in New Zealand?  Only one country thinks arms-racing is the path to security--America, baby.  Corey Pein Tweet: https://twitter.com/coreypein/status/1261166298043527168Waleed Shahid Tweet: https://twitter.com/_waleedshahid/status/1262492507868463107?s=19Mitt Romney Tweet:https://twitter.com/SenatorRomney/status/1261799211760222210?s=19Vipin Narang Tweet: https://twitter.com/NarangVipin/status/1263258794211098633Timothy McLaughlin in The Atlantic on Taiwan: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/05/taiwan-china-who-coronavirus-pandemic/611737/

American foreign policy is a reality TV show.  Through the China looking glass with HR McMaster.  Also this episode:Why is Korean peace a dirty phrase in Washington?   Did a member of Congress just tell a journalist that defense hawks will have to lies in the form of strategic rhetoric to keep the defense budget obscenely high?  Yes, he did.  Does speaking Chinese make for good anti-China propaganda?  Matt Duss's Tweet: https://twitter.com/mattduss/status/1258094892351467520?s=19James Palmer's Tweet: https://twitter.com/BeijingPalmer/status/1258484792049520641Paul McLeary: https://twitter.com/paulmcleary/status/1258007330651803648Matt Korda's Tweet:https://twitter.com/mattkorda/status/1257775280388812806?s=20Damon Linker's Tweet: https://twitter.com/DamonLinker/status/1258023836341219329Nick Miller's Tweet: https://twitter.com/Nick_L_Miller/status/1256672374868660225Ethan Paul in Responsible Statecraft: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2020/05/05/how-mcmaster-sees-china/

A grab bag of news: Black Lives Matter, Trump is destroying the census, and HR McMaster is out. Also, we announce our picks for Cool Kids March Madness and check in with Rudy Giuliani's AirPods. With special guest, Marlon Bundo.Recorded on 3/28/18.

On Thursday’s Mark Levin show, President Trump announced that John Bolton will be the new National Security Advisor, replacing HR McMaster. He is building a powerful team with Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, James Mattis as Secretary of Defense and now John Bolton. Also, this is biggest spending Congress in modern history. This Republican spending bill is so huge we haven’t seen anything like it since 2009, and Trump needs to veto it. This spending is so massive is makes Obama’s spending look like a joke. Anyone who votes for this bill can never again claim to be a conservative. This is a sell out by the Republicans, they gave Democrats everything they wanted, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are thrilled. It is time for Mitch McConnell to step down. We need fresh voices, fresh thinking, charismatic leaders who have a reason to be elected. This now becomes a moral dilemma, Republicans campaigned one way and are now doing the complete opposite. Rep Mark Meadows and Rep Jim Jordan, who both voted no on, call in to discuss this massive spending bill. Finally, a House probe accused James Clapper of misleading Congress about disclosing information to CNN. Who in the Obama administration didn’t lie? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Thursday’s Mark Levin show, President Trump announced that John Bolton will be the new National Security Advisor, replacing HR McMaster. He is building a powerful team with Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, James Mattis as Secretary of Defense and now John Bolton. Also, this is biggest spending Congress in modern history. This Republican spending bill is so huge we haven’t seen anything like it since 2009, and Trump needs to veto it. This spending is so massive is makes Obama’s spending look like a joke. Anyone who votes for this bill can never again claim to be a conservative. This is a sell out by the Republicans, they gave Democrats everything they wanted, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are thrilled. It is time for Mitch McConnell to step down. We need fresh voices, fresh thinking, charismatic leaders who have a reason to be elected. This now becomes a moral dilemma, Republicans campaigned one way and are now doing the complete opposite. Rep Mark Meadows and Rep Jim Jordan, who both voted no on, call in to discuss this massive spending bill. Finally, a House probe accused James Clapper of misleading Congress about disclosing information to CNN. Who in the Obama administration didn’t lie? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

United States President Trump fires National Security adviser HR McMaster and replaces him with former un ambassador* John Bolton; on the heels of firing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson this move has many around the globe concerned the Donald Trump will cause War because Bolton has never met a war he does not like; the president also levied tariffs on all Chinese Imports sending the stock markets around the globe into chaos; erstwhile former Playboy Playmate, Karen McDougal sits down with CNN's Anderson Cooper to discuss her affair with the president of the United States; German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared beleaguered and Her speech ballon to pressure to deport migrants; who will stop Russia and Vladimir Putin? the ambush in Niger that killed for Green Berets must be investigated by Congress! ♪Moody's Mood For Love/ Teo Licks♪by Amy Winehouse appears courtesy of Island Records

Friday Java the political magazine with a full cup of Coffee and a few polling numbers in between the refills. La revista política con una taza llena de café y algunos números de las encuestas entre las recarga News and Guts from Dan Rather https://www.newsandgutsmedia.com Public News Service http://www.publicnewsservice.org

President Trump has been on a firing roll as of late, the latest victims: Rex Tillerson, HR McMaster. School kids walked out, some walked up...why are we mocking either side? Also, why is Mental Health constantly not talked about, asks Ben Swann. And finally, our favorite, mother Russia meddlings and more. Follow Fritz on Twitter @FritzQS On Facebook at facebook.com/thefritzcast And the blog at fritzcast.wordpress.com Also available on iTunes, GooglePlay, & Stitcher! Like the theme song? Check out: Let It Out by Jerrytown - itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-it-…0173?i=188710174

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan talk about the ongoing protests in Iran and how the Trump administration is responding to the situation. They also talk about Orrin Hatch's decision to retire after 40+ years in the Senate. Is Mitt Romney now set to fill Hatch's seat?Scheduled Guests: (Show 7-10 AM ET)E Ethelbert Miller - Writer, literary activist, former board chair for the Institute for Policy Studies | Topic: 2018 predictionsThomas Burr - Salt Lake Tribune's DC Bureau Chief | Topic: Orrin Hatch Retiring; Possible Senator Mitt RomneyAriel Gold - Co-director CODEPINK. Runs campaigns for Palestinian Rights | Topic: 2018 predictionsAmber Athey - Media & Breaking News Reporter at the Daily Caller | Topic: Chris Matthews Abusive Work EnvironmentDr Wilmer Leon (In-Studio) - Author, Radio Host, Professor | Topic: 2018 predictionsAs the Iranian protests continue, how will the Trump administration become involved in the evolving situation? Will words of support for the Iranian people transform into further policy decisions? Garland and Lee talk about where they see things headed in the coming days and months.Last month, Amber Athey of the Daily Caller joined Fault Lines to discuss her reporting about a hostile work environment involving Chris Matthews and MSNBC. On today's show, Athey rejoins the program to talk about her follow up report.Garland and Lee also talk with the Salt Lake Tribune's DC Bureau Chief, Thomas Burr, about Senator Orrin Hatch's decision to retire from the US Senate. Since 2012, Mitt Romney has appeared eager to return to public life. Is Hatch's Senate seat now Romney's for the taking?

In Episode 2, Chris 'Henri' Henrikson and Danny Sjursen discuss recent developments in the military's case against Bowe Bergdahl and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen. 01:00  - VA PAWS Act 05:00  - Afghanistan 13:00  - New beret for SFAB 27:00  - Bowe Bergdahl sentence announcement 38:00 - Army secretary nominee 44:40 - HR McMaster on Trump’s use of language 55:10 - Yemen 1:32:00 - Total Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer Bowe Bergdahl, the former hostage who pleaded guilty to desertion, avoids prison - Washington Post https://www.truthdig.com/articles/complicit-americas-non-war-crimes-yemen/ The VA Paws Act; HR 2327 Task and Purpose - Tempers Flare Among Special Forces Vets Over New Unit’s Beret H.R. McMaster: Trump 'will use whatever language he wants' on Asia trip Seattle Times - AP Interview: SEAL wants Bergdahl dishonorably discharged The Daily Beast - We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night

National security adviser HR McMaster says North Korea is the "greatest immediate threat to the US". More >> http://ift.tt/2Atywed

Bill Press welcomes Jordan Fabian, Elana Schor and Travis Waldron to discuss Donald Trump's Sunday morning tweet-storm, what to expect from his speech at the UN, the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill and Florida's nursing home problem exposed in the wake of Hurricane Irma - the entire Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Bill Press is out so Igor Volsky (CAP Action Fund) is filling in. He welcomes Nina Turner, Josh Lederman and Sarah McBride to discuss Donald Trump's flame-throwing campaign rally in Arizona, the danger of covert racism in the 21st century, a dissection of Trump's Afghanistan 'strategy' and where the Trump administration stands on LGBT rights - the full Wednesday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Bill Press welcomes Emma Roller, Jeremy Herb, Alan Pyke and Joshua Eaton to discuss Donald Trump's inability to acknowledge the role of white nationalists in the violence in Virginia, the Democratic Socialists of America's response to the alt-right's hate, the aftermath of Trump's reckless response to North Korea and what white supremacists want for the future of this country - the full Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!

After Mosul, Raqqa will fall surely and with it many other pockets of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. This is a blessed piece of good news for the Middle East region that has been under a black cloud of terror and horror since the city of Mosul was first invaded almost 3 years ago day-for-day, by the hordes of Islamic radicals brandishing their black flags and black beards and destroying all signs of civility and civilization in a war-torn Iraq. We will hear countless tails of heroism by the Shia militias and Iran for a battle that was truly won by the Iraqi Army, supported by US air and superior firepower, and assisted by the Kurds. But in the Middle East, like sometimes on Wall Street, those who rush to claim credit for a deal on which they have labored albeit marginally, tend to cling on to the idea, and spread it too, that they were the true fathers of such success. However, the ‘bonus pool' so to speak in 2017 Iraq might be differently allocated now that a Trump administration is in place, and with it, an assertive Iraqi Prime Minister who revels in an image of a national (not only Shia) leader, and who is not –so far- branded as an Iranian puppet. Let's hope he lasts that way. What may be different this time around from the disastrous and failed policies of the Obama admiration is the so-called gang of ‘adults' of the Trump administration. The new National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. HR McMaster has actually fought in Iraq and is an expert in counter-insurgency. He is also very wary of the expansionist drive of Iran in Middle Eastern affairs and especially in Iraq. In a WJS article, Lt. Gen. McMaster was critical of the roles of Russia and Iran. He is expected to be more surgical than tactical in his advice to the President on how to solidify the Iraqi Army, unify the country and tribal structures, and eliminate any loopholes that could give Iran a false sense of victory. Lt. Gen MacMaster, at a talk delivered at Policy Exchange earlier in the year, emphasized the ‘forward positioning of forces' because ‘deterrence by denial is what is effective'. Someone should translate that in Farsi ASAP. The Secretary of Defense John Mattis' animosity towards Iran is so intense that it led former Pres. Obama to replace him from Centcom. He is a Marine, and as it has been said in many circles, the US Marines are the closest thing to a military tribe. The Marines –and Mattis chief among them- holds a grudge against Iran since the bombing of the Marines' barracks in Beirut in 1983. In 2012, he repeated that the three greatest threats facing the US were ‘Iran, Iran, and Iran'. Quite an obsession some would say, others would argue for a legitimate enmity. Mattis has linked Iran to the rise of ISIS. “I consider ISIS nothing more than an excuse for Iran to continue its mischief,” he said. “Iran is not an enemy of ISIS; they have a lot to gain from the turmoil that ISIS creates.”  To make my point shorter and crispier when evoking the third adult in the current administration, Secretary Tillerson, when responding to a question from a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the U.S. position regarding regime change in Iran, said, “Our policy towards Iran is to push back on [its regional] hegemony, contain their ability to develop, obviously, nuclear weapons and to work towards support of those elements inside of Iran that would lead to a peaceful transition of that government.” Could such collective thinking  form the future US policy in the Middle East especially as it relates to ISIS and Iran? Time will tell, but one should remain hopeful that it will. Raqqa will fall next, and as a result, ISIS will be denied a physical territory of its own. That is ‘actual' ISIS whereas ‘virtual' ISIS, the one that lives in the hearts and minds of thousands of followers, those sleeper and non-sleeper cells, in the Middle East, Europe, North America, Asia and elsewhere, will unfortunately endure. To crush Radical Islamic Terrorism one needs to add...

Bill Press welcomes Simone Pathe, Lily Eskelsen Garcia, & Ray Locker to discuss Jared Kushner's back-channel talks with Russia, how Democrats move on following a special election loss in Montana, why Betsy DeVos is bad for our children, & the damage done by Donald in Europe - the full Tuesday edition of the Bill Press Show!

National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster holds briefing after a report that says Pres. Trump shared classified information with Russia.

Bill Press welcomes Tom DeFrank & Maggie Severns to discuss the Washington Post's bombshell report on Donald Trump's sharing of classified information, Trump's hypocrisy on careless handling of classified material, reckless stock trading among members of Congress, and a big win for voting rights advocates in North Carolina - the full Tuesday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Bill Press welcomes Dr. Stuart Titus, Andrew Hard, Patrick Tucker, & Paul Singer to discuss the Trump administration's inconsistent opinions on whether Assad should stay or go, the push to legalize recreational marijuana, what was or wasn't gained in Trump's Syria bombing, & the constant infighting within the White House - the full Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!

0:00:00 - Opening/Gen. HR McMaster's account in the First Gulf War.  The Battle of 73 Easting.  Tactical & Strategic lessons learned. 0:57:23 - The 4 Fallacies of Warfare. 1:24:50 - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS from the interwebs. 1:24:56 - Should you defend bad leaders to your men? 1:40:05 - How to avoid taking things too personally. 1:51:51 - Using too much strength in Jiu Jitsu.  Training for better technique. 2:01:54 - What to do when someone lies, betrays trust, or "destroys" you. 2:15:12 - Direct Attack and Indirect Attack strategies. 2:17:21 - Dealing with the Daily Grind Struggle. 2:27:49 - Suggestions on how to actually employ Extreme Ownership and Discipline. 2:30:42 - Support, Cool Onnit, Amazon, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), (Jocko's Kids' Book) Way of the Warrior Kid, and The Muster002  2:58:04 - Closing Gratitude