Alex Marlow

He's one of those guys who's understood that for a long time. And a lot of you are in Charlie's audience. You guys are the hardcores. You know this stuff to be true. But having grown up in the sort of George Bush era of Republican politics, We were all sold these wars.

He's one of those guys who's understood that for a long time. And a lot of you are in Charlie's audience. You guys are the hardcores. You know this stuff to be true. But having grown up in the sort of George Bush era of Republican politics, We were all sold these wars.

And even some of us who were 17, 18 years old being told how important it was for America to go to Afghanistan, Iraq, and spend all this blood and treasure. This was a guy who was a conservative who was there who was holding up his hand and politely saying, no, that's not it. That's not what this is all about. And those are the type of guys who need to be in our Department of Defense.

And even some of us who were 17, 18 years old being told how important it was for America to go to Afghanistan, Iraq, and spend all this blood and treasure. This was a guy who was a conservative who was there who was holding up his hand and politely saying, no, that's not it. That's not what this is all about. And those are the type of guys who need to be in our Department of Defense.

They're, I think, going to make it more likely, guys like Colby, guys like Hegsess, who are going to make it more likely that we're going to have a recruiting boon for this country, where we're going to be able to have some of the best and brightest because they're going to have confidence. Confidence is going to be restored. Look at it about how people talk about vaccines now.

They're, I think, going to make it more likely, guys like Colby, guys like Hegsess, who are going to make it more likely that we're going to have a recruiting boon for this country, where we're going to be able to have some of the best and brightest because they're going to have confidence. Confidence is going to be restored. Look at it about how people talk about vaccines now.

The overselling the coronavirus vaccine made it so that there's going to be massive skepticism of even basic medical stuff that it was presumed to be true.

The overselling the coronavirus vaccine made it so that there's going to be massive skepticism of even basic medical stuff that it was presumed to be true.

One thing that Colby can do is he can, I think, reassure people that there are adult, safe pair of hands who are involved in our major foreign policy decisions as well as defense decisions, the way we're spending our budgets, where we're focusing on things that will hold accountable the people who have been part of this establishment, permanent political bureaucratic class in Washington.

One thing that Colby can do is he can, I think, reassure people that there are adult, safe pair of hands who are involved in our major foreign policy decisions as well as defense decisions, the way we're spending our budgets, where we're focusing on things that will hold accountable the people who have been part of this establishment, permanent political bureaucratic class in Washington.

We got some audio of him from his hearing. Let's play some of this. Let's play cut 105. Let's see what that sounds like, guys.

We got some audio of him from his hearing. Let's play some of this. Let's play cut 105. Let's see what that sounds like, guys.

Okay, great. We got one more. Let's play 106, please.

Okay, great. We got one more. Let's play 106, please.

Yeah, it's all great stuff, and it's all the America First focus is what we want, and the Peace Through Strength approach is what we want.

Yeah, it's all great stuff, and it's all the America First focus is what we want, and the Peace Through Strength approach is what we want.

And I feel like that if this has been the crucial thing that has been lacking, I think why the marrying of America first with Doge is so important because a lot of what we need to be doing as a country in order to be prepared for the next war is to make sure that the funds that we are getting extracting at gunpoint from taxpayers are

And I feel like that if this has been the crucial thing that has been lacking, I think why the marrying of America first with Doge is so important because a lot of what we need to be doing as a country in order to be prepared for the next war is to make sure that the funds that we are getting extracting at gunpoint from taxpayers are

is not going in the pockets of people like the Lloyd Austins of the world who are in a revolving door from places like Raytheon into our Defense Department and then back presumably to some board to make a bunch of money. That's not what it's about.

is not going in the pockets of people like the Lloyd Austins of the world who are in a revolving door from places like Raytheon into our Defense Department and then back presumably to some board to make a bunch of money. That's not what it's about.