CONVENTIONALLY, AND THEN WE’RE OFF TO THE RACES.
OFF TO THE RACES. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. RICHARD ENGEL.
RICHARD ENGEL. THANK YOU, WE WANT TO BRING IN
THANK YOU, WE WANT TO BRING IN RETIRED FOUR STARE NAVY, GENERAL
RETIRED FOUR STARE NAVY, GENERAL GENERAL, WE’RE GLAD YOU JOINED
GENERAL, WE’RE GLAD YOU JOINED US.
US. IS IT A NEW DAY FOR AMERICANS
IS IT A NEW DAY FOR AMERICANS OVERSEAS RIGHT NOW.
OVERSEAS RIGHT NOW. IS THIS A MORE DANGEROUS WORLD
IS THIS A MORE DANGEROUS WORLD WE’RE WAKING UP TO?
WE’RE WAKING UP TO? >> UNFORTUNATELY IT IS, LESTER,
>> UNFORTUNATELY IT IS, LESTER, AND JUST TO ADD A GAD POINT TO
AND JUST TO ADD A GAD POINT TO MY GOOD FRIEND RICHARD’S
MY GOOD FRIEND RICHARD’S ANALYSIS OF SOLEIMANI, WE HAVE
ANALYSIS OF SOLEIMANI, WE HAVE TO BEGIN BY SAYING HE WAS AN
TO BEGIN BY SAYING HE WAS AN EVIL MAN AND A BRILLIANT MAN,
EVIL MAN AND A BRILLIANT MAN, THE OUR STREAK IS GOING TO
THE OUR STREAK IS GOING TO PUT -- STRATEGY IS GOING TO PUT
PUT -- STRATEGY IS GOING TO PUT A LOT OF AMERICANS AT RISK
A LOT OF AMERICANS AT RISK GLOBALLY.
GLOBALLY. IF I WERE AN IRANIAN PLANNER
IF I WERE AN IRANIAN PLANNER RIGHT NOURW, I WOULD LOOK AT THR
RIGHT NOURW, I WOULD LOOK AT THR THINGS, U.S. NAVY SHIPS
THINGS, U.S. NAVY SHIPS OPERATING IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
OPERATING IN THE PERSIAN GULF. I THINK THEY WILL BE UNDER A LOT
I THINK THEY WILL BE UNDER A LOT OF SCRUTINY BY IRAN.
OF SCRUTINY BY IRAN. I THINK NUMBER TWO, OUR
I THINK NUMBER TWO, OUR WORLDWIDE FORCES.
WORLDWIDE FORCES. SO EVERYTHING FROM WESTERN
SO EVERYTHING FROM WESTERN AFGHANISTAN THROUGH THE MIDDLE
AFGHANISTAN THROUGH THE MIDDLE EAST TO EUROPE TO ASIA, ALL OF
EAST TO EUROPE TO ASIA, ALL OF THOSE WILL BE POTENTIAL TARGETS.
THOSE WILL BE POTENTIAL TARGETS. AND FINALLY, LESTER, WE OUGT TO
AND FINALLY, LESTER, WE OUGT TO BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A CYBER
BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A CYBER ATTACK.
ATTACK. IT IS A CLASSIC IRANIAN TOOL.
IT IS A CLASSIC IRANIAN TOOL. THEY’RE VERY CAPABLE.
THEY’RE VERY CAPABLE. PROBABLY ONE OF THE TOP FIVE
PROBABLY ONE OF THE TOP FIVE NATIONS IN THE WORLD IN THIS
NATIONS IN THE WORLD IN THIS OFFENSIVE CYBER ABILITY.
OFFENSIVE CYBER ABILITY. SO UNFORTUNATELY AS YOU HEARD IN
SO UNFORTUNATELY AS YOU HEARD IN YOUR INTERVIEW FROM THE
YOUR INTERVIEW FROM THE MINISTER, THEY HAVE A LOT OF
MINISTER, THEY HAVE A LOT OF INSTRUMENTS.
INSTRUMENTS. A LOT OF WAYS THEY CAN RESPOND.
A LOT OF WAYS THEY CAN RESPOND. THEY WILL RESPOND.
THEY WILL RESPOND. THE UNITED STATES HAS TO FIRST
THE UNITED STATES HAS TO FIRST HARDEN OUR DEFENSES, LESTER, BUT
HARDEN OUR DEFENSES, LESTER, BUT THEN BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT
THEN BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT STEP.
STEP. WE NEED TO CONSTRUCT A STRATEGY
WE NEED TO CONSTRUCT A STRATEGY NOT JUST A TACTIC OF TAKING OUT
NOT JUST A TACTIC OF TAKING OUT ONE INDIVIDUAL.
ONE INDIVIDUAL. WE NEED A BROADER STRATEGY.
WE NEED A BROADER STRATEGY. >> AND THAT GETS TO MY QUESTION,
>> AND THAT GETS TO MY QUESTION, WHAT IS THE STRATEGY, THE
WHAT IS THE STRATEGY, THE ADMINISTRATION’S STRATEGY AS YOU
ADMINISTRATION’S STRATEGY AS YOU SEE IT RIGHT NOW?
SEE IT RIGHT NOW? >> UNFORTUNATELY, I DON’T SEE AN
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I DON’T SEE AN OVERARCHING STRATEGY.
OVERARCHING STRATEGY. HERE’S WHAT IT OUGHT TO BE.
HERE’S WHAT IT OUGHT TO BE. IT OUGHT TO BE MELDING OUR
IT OUGHT TO BE MELDING OUR ALLIES, PARTNERS AND FRIENDS,
ALLIES, PARTNERS AND FRIENDS, THE ARABS, THE ISRAELIS, THE
THE ARABS, THE ISRAELIS, THE EUROPEANS, NUMBER, TWO, IT OUGHT
EUROPEANS, NUMBER, TWO, IT OUGHT TO BE GETTING THE INNER AGENCY
TO BE GETTING THE INNER AGENCY TO WORK TOGETHER.
TO WORK TOGETHER. TOO OFTEN THE ADMINISTRATION IS
TOO OFTEN THE ADMINISTRATION IS REACHING FOR THE MILITARY
REACHING FOR THE MILITARY INSTRUMENT.
INSTRUMENT. WE HAVE A LOT OF TOOLS OF
WE HAVE A LOT OF TOOLS OF NATIONAL POWER, INCLUDING CYBER,
NATIONAL POWER, INCLUDING CYBER, FOR EXAMPLE.
FOR EXAMPLE. AND NUMBER THREE, A STRATEGY
AND NUMBER THREE, A STRATEGY OUGHT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
OUGHT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE
PRIVATE SECTOR, THE VULNERABILITIES WE’RE CREATING
VULNERABILITIES WE’RE CREATING HERE.
HERE. HOW DO YOU BRING THOSE THINGS
HOW DO YOU BRING THOSE THINGS TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. HOW DO YOU CONSTRUCT A STRATEGIC
HOW DO YOU CONSTRUCT A STRATEGIC NARRATIVE TO CONVINCE THE WORLD
NARRATIVE TO CONVINCE THE WORLD THAT WE ARE THINKING
THAT WE ARE THINKING STRATEGICALLY.
STRATEGICALLY. THAT’S NOT WHAT I’M SEEING SO
THAT’S NOT WHAT I’M SEEING SO FAR.
FAR. IT’S GOING TO BE A BUSY AND
IT’S GOING TO BE A BUSY AND CHALLENGING DAY FOR THE
CHALLENGING DAY FOR THE PRESIDENT AS HE HOPEFULLY TRIES
PRESIDENT AS HE HOPEFULLY TRIES TO PUT ALL OF THAT TOGETHER FOR
