About this episode
Gen. Joseph Votel discusses the implications of military orders under the Trump administration regarding Iran.
Former CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel says military leaders should refuse a Trump order to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages" Joseph Leonard Votel is a retired four-star general in the United States Army who was commander of United States Central Command from March 2016 to March 2019. Before that, he served as commander of the United States Special Operations Command. Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter | https://twitter.com/isikoff Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter | https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3 Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter | https://twitter.com/SpyTalker Follow SpyTalk on Twitter | https://twitter.com/talk_spy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: Jeff Stein
Guest: Joseph Votel
Topics covered
- military leadership
- Trump administration
- Iran conflict
- CENTCOM
- general Joseph Votel
- U.S. military strategy
Keywords
- Joseph Votel
- Trump
- Iran
- military leadership
- CENTCOM
- U.S. Army
- bombing orders
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CENTCOM, United States Army, United States Central Command, United States Special Operations Command
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