“America is the bad guy.” General Barry McCaffrey on Trump, NATO, and the end of trust.
General Barry McCaffrey — four-star, four combat tours, three Purple Hearts — does not sugarcoat. In this replay, he tells Paul Rieckhoff that NATO is effectively dead, that America is now viewed globally as the bad guy, and that it will take a decade to dig out. If you care about the military being politicized, ICE units rolling in V-formations through American cities, and what Iraq actually cost, this one is required listening.
General Barry McCaffrey has seen more war and more national security decision-making than almost anyone alive. A retired four-star, four…
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