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Bill Rajos, Senior Fellow Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, continues his help of these many wars all gathered together on Bill's Long War Journal, Long Wars Journal. And we go now to

Bill's colleague David Dioode of the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, who here

to four has been helping us understand the war with Hamas in Gaza, the war with Hezbollah

and Lebanon, the various attacks that may or may not have been springing out of Syria,

which is a non-transparent failed state. And now the Iranian conflict.

David, a very good evening to you.

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