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Conversations With Secretary Esper: President of Colombia Iván Duque Márquez
As published (The McCain Institute - December 3, 2021) Washington, DC - In recent months, the Biden Administration has sustained and deepened the U.S. relationship with its most important ally in the Hemisphere, the Republic of Colombia. Just last month, Secretary Blinken chose Colombia as his first trip to South America as Secretary of State. To further the conversation on this issue, the McCain Institute seeks to convene experts to discuss related to the United States’ hemispheric security partnerships and how they address some of the most pressing challenges of our time – a rising China, increasing international authoritarianism, the global plague of disinformation, etc.
As I told Wolf Blitzer - Israel sent a clear message today: we can strike the interior of Iran if we want and have the will to do so. Last week’s defeat of Iran’s missile strikes was defense; today was deterrence. It’s overdue for the West to unite and compel better behavior from Iran or the cycle continues. Watch the Interview Here.
Bill Kristol and I discuss the state of the world. Watch the Interview Here.
“Nobody wants a wider regional war. But we arguably are on the precipice of that right now. This could get very big, very quickly,” I said to Christiane Amanpour while I criticized the Biden administration's response, arguing that Israel has to respond. Watch the Interview Here .
Wolf Blitzer and I discuss the ongoing Israel and Iran situation. Watch the Interview Here .
"My view is Israel probably has to strike back hard and try to reestablish deterrence and make sure the Iranians know that they can’t strike Israel with 300-plus missiles and drones with impunity," I said to the DC Examiner. Read the Article Here .
Solid piece but for one error: we moved Israel into CENTCOM at end of Trump term for the reasons this conflict is exposing. I had great support from Mike Pompeo to push this. See page 185 of "A Sacred Oath" for the how and why we did this. Read the Article Here .
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