Bill Roggio

Really quick on the issue of regime change. I mean, unless you're watching what happened in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, I do not recommend we try that. It hasn't worked well over the last 20 years. But what we can do is weaken our enemies. And that should be our goal. And with the Iranians, we should be working with... is a legitimate Iranian resistance. We should work with them.

Really quick on the issue of regime change. I mean, unless you're watching what happened in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, I do not recommend we try that. It hasn't worked well over the last 20 years. But what we can do is weaken our enemies. And that should be our goal. And with the Iranians, we should be working with... is a legitimate Iranian resistance. We should work with them.

That would solve issues like Gaza, like Yemen, like Iraq. But as far as Gaza goes, the Israelis are back on the offensive. That ceasefire has appeared to have fallen apart, which everyone expected, or anyone who I know who is... understanding of the situation. For instance, John Shanzer, our executive director at FDD, he told me the day it was signed, I was expressing concern about the ceasefire.

That would solve issues like Gaza, like Yemen, like Iraq. But as far as Gaza goes, the Israelis are back on the offensive. That ceasefire has appeared to have fallen apart, which everyone expected, or anyone who I know who is... understanding of the situation. For instance, John Shanzer, our executive director at FDD, he told me the day it was signed, I was expressing concern about the ceasefire.

That would solve issues like Gaza, like Yemen, like Iraq. But as far as Gaza goes, the Israelis are back on the offensive. That ceasefire has appeared to have fallen apart, which everyone expected, or anyone who I know who is... understanding of the situation. For instance, John Shanzer, our executive director at FDD, he told me the day it was signed, I was expressing concern about the ceasefire.

He said, it's never going to make it to phase two. And it hasn't. Hamas has just been refusal to live up to its commitments to exchange prisoners. See, the Israelis have gone back. They're launching airstrikes against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders and military targets. They've entered that border that divided Gaza, and they're splitting it back in half again.

He said, it's never going to make it to phase two. And it hasn't. Hamas has just been refusal to live up to its commitments to exchange prisoners. See, the Israelis have gone back. They're launching airstrikes against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders and military targets. They've entered that border that divided Gaza, and they're splitting it back in half again.

He said, it's never going to make it to phase two. And it hasn't. Hamas has just been refusal to live up to its commitments to exchange prisoners. See, the Israelis have gone back. They're launching airstrikes against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders and military targets. They've entered that border that divided Gaza, and they're splitting it back in half again.

The question is, will the Israelis seek for an ultimate defeat of Hamas or is this a stopgap measure in order to get Hamas back to the negotiating table to get those prisoners? Those prisoners, those hostages being held out by Hamas, the Israelis still don't even know who's dead and who's alive. How you can work, the Israelis, their country is held hostage.

The question is, will the Israelis seek for an ultimate defeat of Hamas or is this a stopgap measure in order to get Hamas back to the negotiating table to get those prisoners? Those prisoners, those hostages being held out by Hamas, the Israelis still don't even know who's dead and who's alive. How you can work, the Israelis, their country is held hostage.

The question is, will the Israelis seek for an ultimate defeat of Hamas or is this a stopgap measure in order to get Hamas back to the negotiating table to get those prisoners? Those prisoners, those hostages being held out by Hamas, the Israelis still don't even know who's dead and who's alive. How you can work, the Israelis, their country is held hostage.

It's not just hostages, Israeli hostages being held. It's the nation of Israel because it wants those hostages released. So the Israelis are on a tough bind. And if it was me, It's a difficult decision and a tough political decision to make for the Israeli leadership, but the number one goal should be the defeat of Hamas.

It's not just hostages, Israeli hostages being held. It's the nation of Israel because it wants those hostages released. So the Israelis are on a tough bind. And if it was me, It's a difficult decision and a tough political decision to make for the Israeli leadership, but the number one goal should be the defeat of Hamas.

It's not just hostages, Israeli hostages being held. It's the nation of Israel because it wants those hostages released. So the Israelis are on a tough bind. And if it was me, It's a difficult decision and a tough political decision to make for the Israeli leadership, but the number one goal should be the defeat of Hamas.

We're a year and a half into this war, the Israelis are, and Hamas is still at a negotiating table. That should just not be happening, but it goes to show the... how resolute a group like Hamas is.

We're a year and a half into this war, the Israelis are, and Hamas is still at a negotiating table. That should just not be happening, but it goes to show the... how resolute a group like Hamas is.

We're a year and a half into this war, the Israelis are, and Hamas is still at a negotiating table. That should just not be happening, but it goes to show the... how resolute a group like Hamas is.

It would require the reoccupation of Gaza by the Israelis and continuing military operations. It's something the Israelis don't want to do. It's possible, but it's difficult. And that's the real problem with any of these wars. Could we have defeated the Taliban? Yes. But what did we need to do to commit to that with something that we weren't willing to do?

It would require the reoccupation of Gaza by the Israelis and continuing military operations. It's something the Israelis don't want to do. It's possible, but it's difficult. And that's the real problem with any of these wars. Could we have defeated the Taliban? Yes. But what did we need to do to commit to that with something that we weren't willing to do?

It would require the reoccupation of Gaza by the Israelis and continuing military operations. It's something the Israelis don't want to do. It's possible, but it's difficult. And that's the real problem with any of these wars. Could we have defeated the Taliban? Yes. But what did we need to do to commit to that with something that we weren't willing to do?