John Ferguson
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I'm not sure that they're concerned, overly concerned about it, because they can absorb an awful lot of punishment if that's what happens. But I'm not convinced, unless we have a different administration in place, that there would be an overwhelming response. There could be so much confusion in the air sown by the fact that you've got all these drones and there's multiple targets.
I'm not sure that they're concerned, overly concerned about it, because they can absorb an awful lot of punishment if that's what happens. But I'm not convinced, unless we have a different administration in place, that there would be an overwhelming response. There could be so much confusion in the air sown by the fact that you've got all these drones and there's multiple targets.
You've created a narrative that is confusing the public now. What you feed into that narrative, if you have the opportunity after in a post-event scenario, you can feed in more confusion, more facts, more blame. diversify the blame. There's a lot of avenues for how to do a deception program that the U.S. is sensitive, we're sensitized to that stuff.
You've created a narrative that is confusing the public now. What you feed into that narrative, if you have the opportunity after in a post-event scenario, you can feed in more confusion, more facts, more blame. diversify the blame. There's a lot of avenues for how to do a deception program that the U.S. is sensitive, we're sensitized to that stuff.
And you can confuse the hell out of people on what actually happened. And do we want to take the step of bombing a country because we blame Iran. We may not be able to figure out who did it forensically. Yes. But the fact is, if it happens, then we're faced with a long series of how do we transition to an inauguration? What do we do? This is something we've never faced.
And you can confuse the hell out of people on what actually happened. And do we want to take the step of bombing a country because we blame Iran. We may not be able to figure out who did it forensically. Yes. But the fact is, if it happens, then we're faced with a long series of how do we transition to an inauguration? What do we do? This is something we've never faced.
Charlie, that's an outstanding question because we have reached the level now where you have an entire generation of young people. My kids are grown, but they're in their 30s. And they said something to me a while ago that said, you know, Dad, we have never seen or experienced the America that you grew up in.
Charlie, that's an outstanding question because we have reached the level now where you have an entire generation of young people. My kids are grown, but they're in their 30s. And they said something to me a while ago that said, you know, Dad, we have never seen or experienced the America that you grew up in.
We have only seen turmoil, chaos, lying, corruption, and all kinds of mess come out of Washington. And what President Trump has managed to do by getting elected is He has just swept in an air, a fresh air blast into what is a very dark and horrible place in Washington, D.C., He is looked at, especially by the younger generation, as somebody that may be able to pull this thing around and fix it.
We have only seen turmoil, chaos, lying, corruption, and all kinds of mess come out of Washington. And what President Trump has managed to do by getting elected is He has just swept in an air, a fresh air blast into what is a very dark and horrible place in Washington, D.C., He is looked at, especially by the younger generation, as somebody that may be able to pull this thing around and fix it.
He can fix it. A lot of his conditions for success were set by his victory. But the way he's trying to populate his cabinet is one of the best things you can do. Bringing in people like Pete Hegseth to run the Pentagon. Amaryllis Kennedy to be a high official in the agency. That's a generational shift.
He can fix it. A lot of his conditions for success were set by his victory. But the way he's trying to populate his cabinet is one of the best things you can do. Bringing in people like Pete Hegseth to run the Pentagon. Amaryllis Kennedy to be a high official in the agency. That's a generational shift.
And when you're inside the system and you're working for both of them, for Hegseth and for Amaryllis, when you are between 10 and 15 years when you leave, you are a journeyman level person. For both of them, they know what goes on, they know how to do their jobs, and they know the system that they operate in. They know what's wrong with it, and they know how to fix it.
And when you're inside the system and you're working for both of them, for Hegseth and for Amaryllis, when you are between 10 and 15 years when you leave, you are a journeyman level person. For both of them, they know what goes on, they know how to do their jobs, and they know the system that they operate in. They know what's wrong with it, and they know how to fix it.
You don't fix stuff from entrenched bureaucrats who have been around and are steeped and are owned by the corruption system. You fixed major bureaucracies with young people who are not corrupted, and they know how to do the job, and they know how to fix the system. And you don't have to be around for 40 years to figure that out. When you have 10 to 15, from your fifth year
You don't fix stuff from entrenched bureaucrats who have been around and are steeped and are owned by the corruption system. You fixed major bureaucracies with young people who are not corrupted, and they know how to do the job, and they know how to fix the system. And you don't have to be around for 40 years to figure that out. When you have 10 to 15, from your fifth year
You're an apprentice sort of when you get hired, trained, deployed, and functional. By five years, you've got your first tour under your belt and you've demonstrated that you can do the job. Then you do it for 10 more years and you do it well and you refine the craft. That's the same thing you have in the Pentagon that you have in the CIA.
You're an apprentice sort of when you get hired, trained, deployed, and functional. By five years, you've got your first tour under your belt and you've demonstrated that you can do the job. Then you do it for 10 more years and you do it well and you refine the craft. That's the same thing you have in the Pentagon that you have in the CIA.
And that's the kind of thing that President Trump is bringing into his
And that's the kind of thing that President Trump is bringing into his