Michael Moynihan
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He looks at it, if you had a club and only half to two-thirds of the members were paying their dues, what are the other ones going to do?
He looks at it, if you had a club and only half to two-thirds of the members were paying their dues, what are the other ones going to do?
He looks at it, if you had a club and only half to two-thirds of the members were paying their dues, what are the other ones going to do?
And I have to tell you, I mean, just my own experience as a Green Beret, a special operations officer with multiple tours in Afghanistan, when we were there with our NATO allies, we called them, we had the fighting allies. the British, the Canadians, the Danes. And then we had others, frankly, that were kind of in the more peaceful parts that wouldn't even allow us.
And I have to tell you, I mean, just my own experience as a Green Beret, a special operations officer with multiple tours in Afghanistan, when we were there with our NATO allies, we called them, we had the fighting allies. the British, the Canadians, the Danes. And then we had others, frankly, that were kind of in the more peaceful parts that wouldn't even allow us.
And I have to tell you, I mean, just my own experience as a Green Beret, a special operations officer with multiple tours in Afghanistan, when we were there with our NATO allies, we called them, we had the fighting allies. the British, the Canadians, the Danes. And then we had others, frankly, that were kind of in the more peaceful parts that wouldn't even allow us.
I tried to call a medevac from Germany where we needed help. They wouldn't allow them to come. We tried to call for air support for some other allies, and they weren't allowed to do offensive operations. I guess only if the plane was shot at. They have what was called national caveats. So you have kind of my generation with Secretary Hegseth and others
I tried to call a medevac from Germany where we needed help. They wouldn't allow them to come. We tried to call for air support for some other allies, and they weren't allowed to do offensive operations. I guess only if the plane was shot at. They have what was called national caveats. So you have kind of my generation with Secretary Hegseth and others
I tried to call a medevac from Germany where we needed help. They wouldn't allow them to come. We tried to call for air support for some other allies, and they weren't allowed to do offensive operations. I guess only if the plane was shot at. They have what was called national caveats. So you have kind of my generation with Secretary Hegseth and others
that have seen this kind of you know play out on the battlefield and that's not to criticize the troops they were constrained by their governments and if we're all in this together then we're all in this together so what's your advice to vladimir zelensky in trying to deal with president trump right now because to me it seems like he's gotten very provocative and may not fully understand who's calling the most important shots that's right uh number one
that have seen this kind of you know play out on the battlefield and that's not to criticize the troops they were constrained by their governments and if we're all in this together then we're all in this together so what's your advice to vladimir zelensky in trying to deal with president trump right now because to me it seems like he's gotten very provocative and may not fully understand who's calling the most important shots that's right uh number one
that have seen this kind of you know play out on the battlefield and that's not to criticize the troops they were constrained by their governments and if we're all in this together then we're all in this together so what's your advice to vladimir zelensky in trying to deal with president trump right now because to me it seems like he's gotten very provocative and may not fully understand who's calling the most important shots that's right uh number one
The first, second, and third thing coming from President Zelensky needs to be appreciation for the American people, to appreciate what happened after the 2014 invasion. The Obama administration literally threw blankets at him. Who was the first to actually arm the Ukrainians? President Trump. Russia has invaded a neighbor under Bush, under Obama, and under Biden.
The first, second, and third thing coming from President Zelensky needs to be appreciation for the American people, to appreciate what happened after the 2014 invasion. The Obama administration literally threw blankets at him. Who was the first to actually arm the Ukrainians? President Trump. Russia has invaded a neighbor under Bush, under Obama, and under Biden.
The first, second, and third thing coming from President Zelensky needs to be appreciation for the American people, to appreciate what happened after the 2014 invasion. The Obama administration literally threw blankets at him. Who was the first to actually arm the Ukrainians? President Trump. Russia has invaded a neighbor under Bush, under Obama, and under Biden.
It did not happen under the first Trump term, and he's going to end it in the second Trump term. So I think just an appreciation for that relationship. You are not going to criticize President Trump into getting your way. Seeing that kind of backfire, I think, pretty spectacularly. But thirdly, appreciate that this is the opportunity
It did not happen under the first Trump term, and he's going to end it in the second Trump term. So I think just an appreciation for that relationship. You are not going to criticize President Trump into getting your way. Seeing that kind of backfire, I think, pretty spectacularly. But thirdly, appreciate that this is the opportunity
It did not happen under the first Trump term, and he's going to end it in the second Trump term. So I think just an appreciation for that relationship. You are not going to criticize President Trump into getting your way. Seeing that kind of backfire, I think, pretty spectacularly. But thirdly, appreciate that this is the opportunity
the opportunity that this is to be co-invested long-term to really benefit all sides from the critical minerals and resources they're blessed to have. Let's view this as an opportunity going forward.
the opportunity that this is to be co-invested long-term to really benefit all sides from the critical minerals and resources they're blessed to have. Let's view this as an opportunity going forward.