Gary Berntsen, Jim Hanson, Amb. Yoram Ettinger, Dr. Kiron Skinner

GARY BERNTSEN, former Commander of all CIA forces in Eastern Afghanistan:

  • An overview of past contested political elections that are adding to the political turmoil in Afghanistan
  • The Afghan National Security Forces' heavy reliance on American military support
  • Ideas for a new U.S. force structure in Afghanistan

JIM HANSON, former Army Special Forces Master Sergeant:

  • Major General Harold Greenes's death in Afghanistan and the larger problem of "green on blue" attacks
  • Reasons behind the U.S.'s engagement in Iraq to protect the Yazidi minority, compared to its non-action in Syria
  • Facts about the Israeli force doctrine in Gaza

Amb. YORAM ETTINGER, former Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel's Embassy in Washington, DC:

  • The "Arab Tsunami"
  • Problems with relying on the Palestinian Liberation Organization to destroy Hamas
  • Mahmoud Abbas' early history of causing mayhem throughout the Middle East

Dr. KIRON SKINNER, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution:

  • Where is the Obama Administration's foreign policy strategy?
  • A case for an official acknowledgment of the ideological threat facing the US
  • President Obama's "re-litigation" of Iraq
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