Jack Keane: Biden’s ‘Weak’ Presidency Poses Opportunity for Putin in Ukraine

RUSH TRANSCRIPT GOWDY There ░░░░░░░░ tension between U S ░░░░░░░░ Russia and U S ░░░░░░░░ China and China and ░░░░░░░░ appear to be teaming ░░░░░░░░ together Middle East remains ░░░░░░░░ as Iran continues to ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear weapon manage ░░░░░░░░ Israel said it will ░░░░░░░░ allow Afghanistan dominating the ░░░░░░░░ over the summer with ░░░░░░░░ withdrawal the killing of ░░░░░░░░ service members and a ░░░░░░░░ attack and a drone ░░░░░░░░ that killed innocent Afghan ░░░░░░░░ because we don t ░░░░░░░░ much about Afghanistan does ░░░░░░░░ mean things are getting ░░░░░░░░ if you are a ░░░░░░░░ or a religious minority ░░░░░░░░ remains a dangerous place ░░░░░░░░ what about ISIS and ░░░░░░░░ k There are other ░░░░░░░░ of the world that ░░░░░░░░ provide challenges for U ░░░░░░░░ like central America and ░░░░░░░░ and Ethiopia people are ░░░░░░░░ to death as we ░░░░░░░░ for the new year ░░░░░░░░ s see where the ░░░░░░░░ and conflicts will be ░░░░░░░░ it means for you ░░░░░░░░ for us As a ░░░░░░░░ joining us now retired ░░░░░░░░ star general General Jack ░░░░░░░░ happy new year thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining us Tell ░░░░░░░░ what we should be ░░░░░░░░ as it relates to ░░░░░░░░ and the New Year ░░░░░░░░ Happy new year to ░░░░░░░░ and your audience China ░░░░░░░░ Russia are or great ░░░░░░░░ for sure They want ░░░░░░░░ return as much of ░░░░░░░░ former Soviet Union eastern ░░░░░░░░ to their sphere of ░░░░░░░░ as they can many ░░░░░░░░ those states are already ░░░░░░░░ NATO but they do ░░░░░░░░ those states in particular ░░░░░░░░ and Hungary and the ░░░░░░░░ those not align with ░░░░░░░░ they will continue to ░░░░░░░░ flew influence on them ░░░░░░░░ have seen it with ░░░░░░░░ dramatically in 2021 in ░░░░░░░░ This is going to ░░░░░░░░ Putin sees it as ░░░░░░░░ opportunity I am convinced ░░░░░░░░ the reason why he ░░░░░░░░ those 110 000 troops ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine in the fall ░░░░░░░░ 2021 after he had ░░░░░░░░ about 80 90 000 ░░░░░░░░ the spring was because ░░░░░░░░ one singular event and ░░░░░░░░ was what you ve ░░░░░░░░ mentioned the debacle that ░░░░░░░░ place in Afghanistan in ░░░░░░░░ mind he saw as ░░░░░░░░ on the part of ░░░░░░░░ United States weakness in ░░░░░░░░ not just in execution ░░░░░░░░ judgment in terms of ░░░░░░░░ policy failure and he ░░░░░░░░ it as opportunity And ░░░░░░░░ is why he did ░░░░░░░░ He s going to ░░░░░░░░ this level of aggression ░░░░░░░░ also believe that his ░░░░░░░░ activity will likely pick ░░░░░░░░ He used criminal activity ░░░░░░░░ authorized and sponsored by ░░░░░░░░ government to do that ░░░░░░░░ include his own cyber ░░░░░░░░ that government uses that ░░░░░░░░ likely continue and maybe ░░░░░░░░ up a little bit ░░░░░░░░ be more aggressive Yeah ░░░░░░░░ will continue You mentioned ░░░░░░░░ we watching closely in ░░░░░░░░ policy that is relationship ░░░░░░░░ China and Russia getting ░░░░░░░░ together And they have ░░░░░░░░ differences for years when ░░░░░░░░ are about is under ░░░░░░░░ the United States global ░░░░░░░░ with like minded democracies ░░░░░░░░ maintain the international order ░░░░░░░░ has been in place ░░░░░░░░ post World War II ░░░░░░░░ want to create their ░░░░░░░░ sphere of influints they ░░░░░░░░ together they recognize they ░░░░░░░░ a common objective in ░░░░░░░░ sense they want to ░░░░░░░░ the U S And ░░░░░░░░ democracies I think there ░░░░░░░░ be more activity with ░░░░░░░░ indicating not just a ░░░░░░░░ coming together but military ░░░░░░░░ will likely get stepped ░░░░░░░░ Of course concern that ░░░░░░░░ has I was over ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon yesterday they ░░░░░░░░ concerned that we could ░░░░░░░░ actually a conflict activity ░░░░░░░░ in the indo Pacific ░░░░░░░░ over south China sea ░░░░░░░░ over Taiwan Russia would ░░░░░░░░ that as a huge ░░░░░░░░ that would involve just ░░░░░░░░ all of the U ░░░░░░░░ Military to deal with ░░░░░░░░ because we are out ░░░░░░░░ there possibly they would ░░░░░░░░ into the Baltics and ░░░░░░░░ NATO and first its ░░░░░░░░ It does not have ░░░░░░░░ wherewithal given the fact ░░░░░░░░ United States is tied ░░░░░░░░ Now that is a ░░░░░░░░ case scenario I m ░░░░░░░░ saying it will happen ░░░░░░░░ it on the hospitalization ░░░░░░░░ the horizon we need ░░░░░░░░ pay attention to GOWDY ░░░░░░░░ area of concern Iran ░░░░░░░░ they are still bent ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapon Israel is ░░░░░░░░ going to allow that ░░░░░░░░ happen what can we ░░░░░░░░ in the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ This area gives me ░░░░░░░░ I was forecasting would ░░░░░░░░ a problem for us ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration had ░░░░░░░░ over after the election ░░░░░░░░ think it is coming ░░░░░░░░ fruition Iran hell bent ░░░░░░░░ getting that nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ doubt they will be ░░░░░░░░ pursuit and step up ░░░░░░░░ to get United States ░░░░░░░░ of the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ are out of their ░░░░░░░░ border in Afghanistan they ░░░░░░░░ that they are thrilled ░░░░░░░░ that they want us ░░░░░░░░ of Iraq and Syria ░░░░░░░░ will put more pressure ░░░░░░░░ do that After all ░░░░░░░░ tried to kill the ░░░░░░░░ prime minister And they ░░░░░░░░ to kill a couple ░░░░░░░░ hundred U S soldiers ░░░░░░░░ were at a base ░░░░░░░░ We go got them ░░░░░░░░ before then How much ░░░░░░░░ will render them will ░░░░░░░░ the president s decision ░░░░░░░░ this is a dangerous ░░░░░░░░ With Iran potentially acquiring ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapon and conflict ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East as ░░░░░░░░ result of it GOWDY ░░░░░░░░ it sounds like 2022 ░░░░░░░░ fraught with potential peril ░░░░░░░░ you for your service ░░░░░░░░ our country in every ░░░░░░░░ if has manifest itself ░░░░░░░░ hope and you your ░░░░░░░░ have a great beginning ░░░░░░░░ 2022 thank you for ░░░░░░░░ us KEANE Thank you ░░░░░░░░ to you and your ░░░░░░░░