Focus on the Mission, with Mike Pompeo

[@TheWhitehiker]

Good old Milton. We miss his thought.

[@fs5775]

H.R. with the Eagles hat in the background, did not go unnoticed 👊 #phillypridebaby

[@viewer3091]

First ! Pompeo must be on the Ozempic / Mounjaro ! !

[@victoriahubbard4609]

Everyone is on Ozempic! Look around. How many people that you know are shrinking like never before!

[@joshadams8761]

He looks great.

[@fs5775]

He's literally HALF THE MAN he was. Apparently he said he got there thru change in diet and exercise, yeah rite! 🤣

[@RigorousIgor]

A nice Pepsi-like poster over Pompeo's shoulder. I wonder, was it a zero-calorie option?)

[@fs5775]

Pompeo knows how to deal with Xi, I hope the Trump administration listens to him.

[@RN-lo6xc]

Greatest podcast around - guests of supreme quality

[@huntingtonjimmy2999]

Great conversation! Lend me a chance and express my deepest thanks to Mr. Pompeo for his great helps to common Chinese and Hongkongers!

[@JohnSwihart]

Many thanks to you all.

[@topi531]

Great discussion once again!

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

Biden silence doesn't necessarily indicate weakness

[@rick-hm3ji]

Superb discussion! Love these.

[@needmorecowbell6895]

I'd feel a lot safer if Mike P was the nominee to run Defense.

[@pedrinhograna443]

Save Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@JXY2019]

Pompeo was a pretty good Secretary of State

[@tb8865]

Trump needs to sideline people like Pompeo and focus on the America First agenda. End these wars ASAP, no new wars, focus on the border, the economy, and restructuring government. Thats what people voted for.

[@despertaferro1094]

I'm glad no one is in a position of authority

[@oerjanlothe2369]

- 00:00 Keep or abolish government departments: Pompeo's quick assessments. - 00:29 Discussion on department roles and effectiveness, retaining some and abolishing others. - 00:58 Introduction to the panel and discussion focus: Washington transitions and policies. - 01:31 Mike Pompeo joins the panel to discuss his tenure and insights on leadership. - 02:52 Discussion on Pentagon appointments and challenges for Secretary of Defense. - 03:54 Leadership qualities for defense roles and Pompeo's past strategies at CIA and State. - 05:16 Addressing political agendas in military institutions and the focus on core missions. - 07:10 Recruiting challenges and broader implications for military effectiveness. - 08:29 Importance of maintaining a non-partisan military focus to ensure global deterrence. - 09:47 Historical perspectives on effective Secretaries of Defense. - 11:22 Importance of resource allocation and program reevaluation within defense strategies. - 12:11 Challenges of leading large government institutions and dealing with entrenched bureaucracy. - 15:00 Strategies for prioritization and achieving organizational change in government roles. - 18:00 Risks of a power vacuum during U.S. presidential transitions. - 19:20 Rising tensions in Ukraine and implications for U.S. deterrence strategies. - 21:34 Concerns about Ukraine’s position until the Trump administration’s inauguration. - 23:10 Broader geopolitical challenges connecting Ukraine, the Middle East, and China. - 26:33 The interconnected global threats from adversarial coalitions. - 27:37 Implications of failing to secure sovereignty in global conflicts. - 30:20 Reflections on deterrence during the Trump administration and lessons for future policy. - 34:30 Economic and military consequences of a Taiwan blockade scenario. - 37:13 Risks associated with ambiguity in U.S. policy on Taiwan and sovereignty. - 42:05 Criticism of international organizations undermining sovereignty (e.g., ICC). - 45:39 Reflections on the Trump administration’s successes in preventing global conflicts. - 48:21 Forecasting Trump administration’s approach to China and military modernization. - 52:09 Musk’s role in government efficiency reforms and challenges in cutting spending. - 55:04 Thanksgiving plans among the panel members and concluding remarks. ( Sponsored by NetflixByProxy.com )

[@bevansmith9108]

Will Trump tolerate India's playing both sides of the Ukraine issue? Would love to hear Pompeo on that question.

[@bobgarcia2844]

I don't see how we could run DOD any worse than it has been but we shall see.

[@neztok33]

Should have released UAP info while he had the chance...

[@justindaffronte9702]

Afuera

[@b52-hnukesr69]

Pompano really has a great mind and true soldier. Love the comment “our mission is to kill people and break things”. Yes Sir. He really should have been chosen.

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

I feel like we built Beijing

[@witoldjakubczak9157]

Make UN hq rotational, 10 or 20 year, next I propose Mogadishu, Somalia, after that Athens or Rome, next China, India or Brasil... ideas?

[@TheFirstTheLast-g4t]

John's assumptions are questionable: - NATO would defeat Russia in a week => i don't remember NATO has ever fought an opponent that can blow up Patriot and Abram - the Russians in Donbas would welcome NATO troops, if NATO troops were ever able to get there => We have not heard of any opposition, riots in the occupied territory.

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

It took me 20 years to get into the military and they put me in a recruit sustainment program I only had a little bit of time and I used it wisely and we need to put that behind us somehow but I don't know how to stop and moving train

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

Is the pupil cosmic?

[@HenryThree]

I guess I've only been seeing pre-2022 pictures of Mike Pompeo in the media, because as soon as this video cut over to his camera I was like "who the hell is that?". Some quick googling revealed that he lost 90 pounds in 2022, and now looks almost unrecognizable from his previous heftier form.

[@TheJoshuaPimentel]

Pompeo is rather misguided

[@Erik-rp1hi]

I hope the idea that Trump's picks are to shake but real people with smarts will end up landing the jobs. Mike, I hope you get picked again. For the nations sake.

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

I don't talk about President Biden right now because it's very inappropriate it was from a podium at the dod anyway I don't know about youtube, section that doesn't even post

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

❤😢😅

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

Hey what if Mars is Earth's old iron core from the dinosaur age I say that because we're shrinking and dwarfism

[@PeterDean-b6z]

I found the podcast informative and lively. I always come away from these Hoover Inst. interviews a little more educated on whatever subject is being covered. Having said that....I was very bothered by the final few minutes of the interview and what it revealed about the guest and all the staff. Not a WORD about giving thanks to GOD himself. Plenty of yaking about how they'll spend time with their families or giving yet another lecture at this or that location. No mention of the God that gives them all the blessings they hope to enjoy in the near future. It was a very unfortunate last minute or two in the podcast...but maybe somewhat revealing? Pretty shameful. I hope just another instance of man thinking himself so smart that God himself doesn't need to enter the conversation....even at the tail end.

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

Hey what's an sf50 that sounds cool do I know any of them

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

I told NATO brics and cop29 were hiring.... The climate people are going to space technology if I have all this influence that I don't know where it comes from

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

God Don't Make no trash lol

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

It takes that long to for change because you guys don't understand how easy it is if everyone knew how easy it was

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

😂❤

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

Write these missiles are from over the horizon at Sun or at dark which one is it they're like firing from a sunset

[@michaelhall7546]

What? You high or something?

[@ItsPaige_Hi]

They are woke we all segregate ourselves even in the military

[@brucedickens1443]

THE MISSION COMES FIRST ! YOUR FEELINGS BELONG AT NJP ! BRIG AND DISCHARGE !

[@allauddin732]

These are natural benefits globally to personal or individual levels. The product of disrespect can not offer gain. Over lap creates only disrespect.