David Gornoski – X, Released on 12/16/24

Douglas Macgregor joins me for a conversation on the mission of Our Country Our Choice, ending forever wars, how our media pushes war propaganda, helping Elon Musk streamline our armed forces, and more.

0:00 The Mission of Our Country Our Choice
2:57 Understanding foreign policy
4:03 Energy, agriculture, manufacturing
5:12 Forever wars
6:53 Insecure foreign policy
7:59 Lessons from Vietnam and Iraq
10:46 Don’t wait too late to speak out
11:28 Vague objectives have become common
14:25 War narratives and crooked cops
16:09 Randolph Hearst
17:37 We never revisit failures
18:34 Afghanistan horrors
19:56 What President Trump said about our wars
21:25 Taming the Warfare State
22:55 New national military strategy
29:50 What reforms should be made?
33:45 Restructuring education
34:53 Redesigning forces
36:28 Developing hypersonic missiles
39:47 The Washington Generals
41:07 We need good human capital
41:55 Civilian leadership
45:07 Elon Musk should read Col Macgregor’s document
46:16 Closing thoughts

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— David Gornoski (@DavidGornoski) December 16, 2024

Col. Douglas A. Macgregor USA (Ret.) is a decorated combat veteran with a PhD in International Relations from the University of Virginia. He is the author of five books and is the executive vice president of Burke-Macgregor Group LLC, a Defense and Foreign Policy consulting firm in Northern Virginia. He is the CEO of Our Country Our Choice.

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