About this episode

Steve Schmidt and Ken Harbaugh discuss the implications of U.S. leadership failures in the context of ongoing military conflicts and the erosion of military professionalism.

Two more Americans are dead. Another is missing. The war is widening, and in this conversation Steve Schmidt and Ken Harbaugh ask the question Washington refuses to confront: is America losing because of its enemies, or because of its own leadership? They argue that the greatest threat facing the United States is a collapse of strategic leadership at the White House and the Pentagon. They discuss a dangerous erosion of military professionalism, the consequences of politicizing the armed forces, and why Iran appears to be seizing the strategic initiative, while America’s credibility deteriorates. Steve and Ken also talk about the betrayal felt by Iranian dissidents who trusted American promises, only to be left behind, and they explain why every day the war continues without a coherent strategy raises the risk of more American lives being lost. It’s a sober, urgent conversation about leadership, accountability and the price of strategic failure. Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: F*CK ICE tee…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Schmidt

Guest: Ken Harbaugh

Topics covered

• military leadership
• U.S. foreign policy
• Iran
• strategic failure
• politicization of armed forces
• accountability

Keywords

• U.S. leadership
• military professionalism
• Iranian dissidents
• strategic initiative
• war consequences
• politicization
• American lives

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Places: Iran, United States, Washington

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