Brian Carter

Well, some of that is a lot of what we have by way of capabilities and cyber and a lot of other operational areas, we have fought with one hand tied behind our back because we only talk about executing things that are defensive. China has no such restriction. That's kind of why they've been able to run roughshod over some of the areas of our critical infrastructure.

Well, some of that is a lot of what we have by way of capabilities and cyber and a lot of other operational areas, we have fought with one hand tied behind our back because we only talk about executing things that are defensive. China has no such restriction. That's kind of why they've been able to run roughshod over some of the areas of our critical infrastructure.

Well, some of that is a lot of what we have by way of capabilities and cyber and a lot of other operational areas, we have fought with one hand tied behind our back because we only talk about executing things that are defensive. China has no such restriction. That's kind of why they've been able to run roughshod over some of the areas of our critical infrastructure.

They've gamed all that out with Taiwan and Japan and others too, but they don't distinguish between offensive and defensive. They don't distinguish between foreign and domestic. For them, the world is their oyster. They go wherever they can go. And we've basically been an open door on that front. And they've closed us off. There hasn't been reciprocity on that.

They've gamed all that out with Taiwan and Japan and others too, but they don't distinguish between offensive and defensive. They don't distinguish between foreign and domestic. For them, the world is their oyster. They go wherever they can go. And we've basically been an open door on that front. And they've closed us off. There hasn't been reciprocity on that.

They've gamed all that out with Taiwan and Japan and others too, but they don't distinguish between offensive and defensive. They don't distinguish between foreign and domestic. For them, the world is their oyster. They go wherever they can go. And we've basically been an open door on that front. And they've closed us off. There hasn't been reciprocity on that.

But there is a wide range of things we've never even made them believe we would be willing and able to do. in their own country.

But there is a wide range of things we've never even made them believe we would be willing and able to do. in their own country.

But there is a wide range of things we've never even made them believe we would be willing and able to do. in their own country.

I think there's some fun tests we could conduct that might send that kind of a message, but really getting our allies more prepared for these kinds of realities and having greater independent capabilities where they don't wait for Uncle Sam, they act on their own, I think that complicates things for Beijing. It doesn't make the world scared that they'll have to live without the US.

I think there's some fun tests we could conduct that might send that kind of a message, but really getting our allies more prepared for these kinds of realities and having greater independent capabilities where they don't wait for Uncle Sam, they act on their own, I think that complicates things for Beijing. It doesn't make the world scared that they'll have to live without the US.

I think there's some fun tests we could conduct that might send that kind of a message, but really getting our allies more prepared for these kinds of realities and having greater independent capabilities where they don't wait for Uncle Sam, they act on their own, I think that complicates things for Beijing. It doesn't make the world scared that they'll have to live without the US.

Well, I mean, John Ratcliffe is a friend and he's someone who's been in the intelligence world in multiple ways, but most recently at the office of the director of national intelligence, now going to be director of CIA. I think there's some big questions that are sort of a side issue, but just 9-11 was a long time ago. We lived in different circumstances.

Well, I mean, John Ratcliffe is a friend and he's someone who's been in the intelligence world in multiple ways, but most recently at the office of the director of national intelligence, now going to be director of CIA. I think there's some big questions that are sort of a side issue, but just 9-11 was a long time ago. We lived in different circumstances.

Well, I mean, John Ratcliffe is a friend and he's someone who's been in the intelligence world in multiple ways, but most recently at the office of the director of national intelligence, now going to be director of CIA. I think there's some big questions that are sort of a side issue, but just 9-11 was a long time ago. We lived in different circumstances.

I think we put some of these structures in place and priorities in place at a time of crisis. I think it's worth looking at what makes most sense about how to organize the intelligence community, resource the intelligence community all these many years later.

I think we put some of these structures in place and priorities in place at a time of crisis. I think it's worth looking at what makes most sense about how to organize the intelligence community, resource the intelligence community all these many years later.

I think we put some of these structures in place and priorities in place at a time of crisis. I think it's worth looking at what makes most sense about how to organize the intelligence community, resource the intelligence community all these many years later.

I don't think that it has been reformed to look at a world where we say the Communist Party of China is the largest existential external threat to America's way of life. believes that. I think President Trump believes that. Frankly, I think a lot of Americans do and don't think that the topics of recent years of climate change or other kinds of things are the top threat.

I don't think that it has been reformed to look at a world where we say the Communist Party of China is the largest existential external threat to America's way of life. believes that. I think President Trump believes that. Frankly, I think a lot of Americans do and don't think that the topics of recent years of climate change or other kinds of things are the top threat.