About this episode
Col Chris Woodbridge discusses the US military operation in Iran and the historical context of US-Iranian relations.
Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and for your continued support. This week, we welcome Editor-in-Chief of Leatherneck and Gazette magazines, Col Chris Woodbridge, to the scuttlebutt to talk about the US’s military operation in Iran. We recorded this episode on day 10 of the war, knowing that by the time you listen, things may have changed dramatically. But we didn’t want to release an episode early in the conflict, given that much of the information, including the actual strategic objectives, was still not publicly known. Now that the campaign is in its second week, we figured we would jump into the fray. Col Woodbridge talks to us about the history of US-Iranian relations and the US’s previous involvement in Iran to give us a better idea of how we got here and what the stated objectives of the conflict are. We also touch on what may be next. Hope is not a course of action, but hopefully you take something away from this that helps shape your impressions of what is going on and at least make some sense of the ever-churning new cycle. Enjoy! <p>The post #233: Observation Post – Iran…
People in this episode
Host: MCA Scuttlebutt
Guest: Col Chris Woodbridge
Topics covered
- military operations
- US-Iran relations
- conflict analysis
- history
- strategic objectives
Keywords
- Iran Conflict
- US military
- Col Chris Woodbridge
- US-Iran relations
- strategic objectives
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Leatherneck, Gazette
Places: Iran, US
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