National security experts Tony Shaffer and Gordon Chang join Lou to discuss U.S. policy in the Middle East. Shaffer says the Israelis are masterful in their retaliation against Hamas using a meticulous 3-prong approach in Gaza minimizing civilian casualties. This is not the time for the U.S. to get in the way and slow them down. Shaffer says the Biden Administration doesn’t want to lose and they don’t want to win. They don’t even know how to win and that’s why we see 90 degree shifts in policy overnight. They have a 3-star Marine Corp. General on the ground advising Israel in urban warfare at the same time Burns, Blinken and others are trying to talk Israel into a ceasefire. Chang says it’s arrogance on the part of the Biden Administration to want to manage the situation. It’s the same thing Biden tried to do in Ukraine. He’s not looking for victory, he’s just trying to prevent the situation from spreading. Chang says when you look at the policy approach applied by Biden, Blinken & Sullivan, it has led to this disastrous situation in the world we have not seen in our lifetimes; a rapid collapse of America’s standing in the world and the quick dissolution of peace, stability and order around the world. Shaffer says meddling is simply self-aggrandizement to show that the United States has a role to play when it’s best not to be involved. There’s no role for the U.S. with Hamas. Hamas needs to be eliminated. Chang says the other countries in the gulf are secretly rooting for Israel. They do not want Hamas to exist after this. Although they say something else publicly, private conversations in the region are yes, Israel must win.  

GUESTS: NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTS GORDON CHANG & TONY SHAFFER

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