So I was on Twitter today, uh, I guess it's now X following the news of the day,

looking at the latest, the latest developments out of the Middle East.

And I saw a tweet from my friend he's been on the show. Sean Parnell, of course,

you know, him is retired army infantry captain with the elite 10th mountain division.

I spent a lot of time fighting along the Afghan Pakistan border.

So someone who understands war, who understands the consequences of war.

He was tweeting about that every day the IDF delays its ground invasion.

It gives Hamas a chance to lay traps, IEDs.

It increases the percentage of casualties that the IDF could suffer.

He also tweeted out talking about how the Biden administration has been working to delay

that ground invasion. So I asked him to come on because I wanted him to walk us through

the consequences of delay and also why the Biden administration is delaying that ground invasion.

Also as someone who understands war, I wanted to talk to him about where he thinks this is

going, what it means, the consequences of war. And also just talk about the disgusting fact that

so many people lack moral clarity at a time where it is abundantly clear that we saw evil and

that evil is Hamas. So why can't people say that? Why are they trying to go sides this? It doesn't

make sense to me. We're also going to talk about the southern border and the concerns that terrorism

could be here in the United States. So a lot to talk about with someone who really understands

this stuff in a meaningful way. He's also just an American hero, you know, received two bronze

stars, one for valor and the purple heart as well. So I think you're going to enjoy this conversation

with my friend Sean Pernell. Stay with us.

So Sean, it's great to have you back on the show. You know, when people say hero, you're actually

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