Samantha Vinograd
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71 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2025
last heard Jun 2025
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Iran has what we call proxies.
Individuals are loosely affiliated with Iran all around the world and here in the homeland.
So there is certainly an escalated threat from Iranian proxies and individuals inspired by Iran.
to act out against Americans.
That is a very real threat.
At the same time, John, we know that Donald Trump has decimated the National Security Council at the White House and has implemented significant cuts to the national security apparatus more broadly, Homeland Security, where I used to work, the intelligence community, Defense Department, State Department, and more.
That significantly inhibits our ability to protect Americans, to protect the homeland,
And to effectively deescalate the crisis, if we don't have professional diplomats or national security professionals, how are we going to effectively communicate to Iran, hey, don't strike back too hard or hey, here's an off ramp.
So I'm worried that the national security apparatus is so handicapped that we're just not prepared to deal with this moment.
I miss it, Don.
I miss it.
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