defense secretary to us michael maloof good to have your michael we've heard some of the numbers that what do you think is driving what appears to be an incredible hike in fear of war among u.s. soldiers. well since that survey was taken last year there has been much more international activity troops are abroad the pentagon is just building back up tremendously. while many of the troops feel we in that survey that. the build up will inevitably lead to war i guess that's a self fulfilling prophecy the administration's view is that it's it's peace through strength to build up to the point where there will not be a war now there they're really there in that survey they basically singled out primarily russia china but i think that that's not going to be as the where's the major concerns less so this year on north korea probably about fifty percent on iran but i don't think it's going to be either china or russia that they should be concerned about it should be about doing something against iran and i think this latest case with. with. the saudis been put over a b. and b. and basically he

we're pleased to be joined by iraqi horner currencies and futures expert at simpler trading and michael maloof former pentagon official we know that the saudis main economic engine is petroleum based we talk about it with you and are thankful for that all the time but how big is it it's big and it's getting bigger and what's ironic is despite the vision twenty thirty plan they have getting away from an oil dependent saudi arabia actually mean.

russia beijing as the greatest dangers facing the united states will former pentagon official michael maloof told us key national threats a widely misunderstood we have a looming confrontation growing and so the troops may be right but i think it's probably in the wrong area i don't think it's going to be either china or russia that they should be concerned about it should be about doing something against iran and i think this latest case with jamal show. cyber terrorism as such even against troops in the field is a very realistic concern especially when you consider the extent to which the u.s. military today relies on technology to look at the f. thirty five i mean if if if an e.m.p. went off and and they were able to successfully to freeze all electronic components of that aircraft it would be useless and it's a ninety million dollar airplane per copy the french president incurred the wrath of mothers for unlinking per education but having many children we go deep into that office. most people think just stand out in this business you need to be the first one on top of the story or the pe

states top of the list cyber terrorism followed by russia and china former pentagon official michael maloof believes key national threats are widely misunderstood. we have a looming a confrontation growing and so the troops may be right but i think it's probably in the wrong area i don't think it's going to be that china or russia that they should be concerned about and should be. doing something against iran and i think this latest case with jamal khashoggi cyber terrorism as such even against troops in the field is a very realistic concern especially when you consider the extent to which the u.s. military today relies on technology to look at the f. thirty five b. if if an e.m.p. went off and and they and they were able to successfully to freeze all electronic components of that aircraft it would be useless and it's a ninety million dollar airplane per copy the united states going a u.n. ambassador how to partly house apartment she's no idea what the united nations did before kicking up the post details of a leaked conversation have emerged we'll tell you all about it so for the break. mo

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are pleased to be joined by iraqi corner currencies and futures expert as simpler trading and michael maloof former pentagon official writes we know that the saudis main economic engine is petroleum based we talk about it with you and are thankful for that all the time but how big is it it's big and it's getting bigger and what's ironic is despite the vision twenty thirty plan they have getting away from an oil dependent saudi arabia actually means in the near term they're more dependent on it than ever and they're probably the most hawkish member of opec as a result they're really reliant about thirty to forty percent of their g.d.p. relies on oil most of their appointment for the government relies on oil so in the near term they're going to be increasingly reliant not less very interesting and to which countries are good do they export and which are the major countries that they export that while too. sure right now we're really looking at china japan and i think there's probably an overexaggeration just how much the u.s. is actually reliant on on saudi arabia oil really we don't get most

the top of the list were cyber terrorism along with russia and china former pentagon official michael maloof believes threats are widely misunderstood we have a looming a confrontation growing and so the troops may be right but i think it's probably in the wrong area i don't think it's going to be either china or russia that they should be concerned about it should be about doing something against iran and i think this latest case with jamal khashoggi cyber terrorism as such even against troops in the field is a very realistic concern especially when you consider the extent to which the u.s. military today relies on technology to look at the f. thirty five i mean if if an e.m.p. went off and and they and they were able to successfully to freeze all electronic components in that aircraft it would be useless and it's a ninety million dollar airplane per copy. a senior official in the german defense ministry has been criticized for paying tribute to the nazi general rommel rommel played a leading role in the invasion of france and the north africa campaign in one thousand nine hundred four he w

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