MARK HELPRIN, Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute:
Part 1:
- Reflections on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, and how American culture has changed since D-Day
- "They were not the greatest generation. They were a normal generation for America...We are an abnormal generation."
- The recent decline of the U.S. military's operational capability due to a "hollowing out" of the armed forces
Part 2:
- What are China's long term geostrategic goals?
- China’s devotion to the expansion of its military
- US losing ground in the Pacific
Part 3:
- Obama
administration's release of five jihadist prisoners from Gitmo and how
it highlights America's sometimes "submissive" national security policy
- Would the release of five Taliban officials in exchange for one American POW ever be okay under any circumstances?
- Fundamental differences in thinking between Islamists and the "West"
Part 4:
- Obama
administration decision to continue aiding the new Palestinian Unity
government, which has direct ties to the terrorist organization Hamas
- Likelihood of Hamas taking control of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and predictions for Israel's security in the near future