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Hi, I'm Bill Whalen.

I'm a Hoover Institution Distinguished Policy Fellow, and I'd like to welcome me back to Goodfellows, a Hoover Institution broadcast devoted to social, economic, political, and geopolitical concerns.

Now, you're saying, wait a second, Bill. That's a different introduction from what you normally do, and that's right, because this is not a usual Goodfellow show.

What you've become accustomed to these past four plus years

and 140 plus episodes.

Today what we're doing is what we call a mini Goodfellows.

Just one of our panelists,

instead of our usual Troika of Hoover's senior fellows.

And today that honor goes to Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster,

former presidential national security advisor, geostrategist, and historian,

the host of Hoover's Battleground series of interviews with world leaders. And last but certainly not

least, the Hoover Institution's Fouwer, Michelle Ajami, Senior Fellow. HR is also the author of the

forthcoming book at War With Ourselves, My Tour of Duty in the White House. You can't read it until

late August, but you can pre-order it right now on amazon please do so after you watch this show hr thanks for

being with us today and as this is a mini good fellows feel free to channel your fellow bob

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