Fmr. Pentagon Official: ‘Any Sensible Person Would Say Things Were a Lot Better Under the Trump Administration’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Amanpour Let ░░░░░░░░ start by asking you ░░░░░░░░ gives you confidence or ░░░░░░░░ do you expect to ░░░░░░░░ in a Trump 2 ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy You know ░░░░░░░░ for instance in Asia ░░░░░░░░ Europe their so called ░░░░░░░░ proofing themselves to see ░░░░░░░░ it might work we ░░░░░░░░ that despite his overtures ░░░░░░░░ those Korea which I ░░░░░░░░ it didn t actually ░░░░░░░░ anywhere in the end ░░░░░░░░ pressure on Iran didn ░░░░░░░░ work in the way ░░░░░░░░ Trump wanted it to ░░░░░░░░ And now Iran is ░░░░░░░░ closer to breakout possibility ░░░░░░░░ it was before What ░░░░░░░░ you the confidence in ░░░░░░░░ Global leadership under Donald ░░░░░░░░ 2 0 COLBY Well ░░░░░░░░ Christiane good to good ░░░░░░░░ be with you and ░░░░░░░░ to stress that I ░░░░░░░░ t speak for President ░░░░░░░░ or his campaign but ░░░░░░░░ think I look at ░░░░░░░░ things in particular You ░░░░░░░░ to a few things ░░░░░░░░ if you compare President ░░░░░░░░ s record from 2017 ░░░░░░░░ 2021 the last four ░░░░░░░░ I think any sensible ░░░░░░░░ would say things were ░░░░░░░░ lot better under the ░░░░░░░░ Administration you ve had ░░░░░░░░ largest war in Europe ░░░░░░░░ the second world war ░░░░░░░░ s not going well ░░░░░░░░ ve had the largest ░░░░░░░░ on the Jewish people ░░░░░░░░ the Holocaust You ve ░░░░░░░░ the Houthis attack and ░░░░░░░░ mentioned North Korea the ░░░░░░░░ ministration The situation has ░░░░░░░░ a lot worse and ░░░░░░░░ military buildup from China ░░░░░░░░ also gotten worse What ░░░░░░░░ called Trump proofing I ░░░░░░░░ allies kind of getting ░░░░░░░░ memo I mean what ░░░░░░░░ see from the Biden ░░░░░░░░ Administration is a wild ░░░░░░░░ between rhetoric and reality ░░░░░░░░ mean endless highfalutin discussion ░░░░░░░░ the rules based international ░░░░░░░░ and no limits to ░░░░░░░░ commitments And then defense ░░░░░░░░ that isn t even ░░░░░░░░ And on a trajectory ░░░░░░░░ potentially multi front war ░░░░░░░░ york times was just ░░░░░░░░ China and Russia s ░░░░░░░░ cooperation is deepening of ░░░░░░░░ haines has said we ░░░░░░░░ to be worried about ░░░░░░░░ helping China in the ░░░░░░░░ of a Taiwan conflict ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration itself ░░░░░░░░ said Xi Jinping has ░░░░░░░░ the pla to be ░░░░░░░░ for an attack on ░░░░░░░░ by 2027 and a ░░░░░░░░ war with the United ░░░░░░░░ So we re heading ░░░░░░░░ the iceberg and I ░░░░░░░░ if we continue on ░░░░░░░░ current—“