Military Readiness: Beyond the First Wave

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With Rep. Rob Wittman, Fred Fleitz, Rep. David Brat, Nicholas Hahn

Rep. ROB WITTMAN (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Readiness Subcommittee:

• U.S. military shortfalls that mean it’s “consuming” readiness faster than projecting it
• Iranian vessels off the coast of Yemen with Houthi-bound arms, threatening transit safety in the Red Sea
• How lifting sanctions on the Iranian economy further opens the doors for terrorist proxies to achieve Tehran’s hegemonic goals
• Why doesn’t the current Senate bill give Congress the necessary authority to prevent Iran from getting the bomb?
• Calls for American pushback in southeast Asia against Chinese maritime aggression

FRED FLEITZ, Senior Vice President for Policy and Programs at the Center for Security Policy, and former CIA analyst:

• Evidence of Administration knowledge that Iran’s nuclear breakout time is only two to three months
• Emerging details, unknown to the public, regarding the framework deal that differ significantly from White House rhetoric
• Signing bonus to Tehran in the form of sanctions relief, despite the pledge Obama made to the Corker-Cardin bill
• How sanctions relief funds terrorist proxies, and furthers regional instability and Iran’s cyber warfare capabilities
• Reports about large donations made to the Clinton foundation and Hillary Clinton’s campaign coffers by controversial Russian companies

Rep. DAVID BRAT (VA-7), House Budget Committee Member:

• Senate confirmation of Loretta Lynch despite her support of the President’s executive amnesty
• “The New Americans Initiative” and its dire economic consequences for the country
• Manipulation of Judeo-Chrisitian principles in moving away from free market principles and the rule of law

NICHOLAS HAHN, editor of RealClearReligion.org:

• Controversial political activism from religious leaders in support of the Iran framework agreement
• Debating the appropriate role of clergy in foreign affairs and international security
• Silence on the Armenian Genocide and the continued persecution of Christians in the Middle East
• The Catholic Church and immigration policy