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Empire or Republic?: The Choice in ’24 | GoodFellows: John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster, and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution

GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution

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Introduction

Discussion on Israel's actions against Hamas, U.S. air and drone strikes in Iraq, bombing in Iran, and conflicts involving Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, and concerns about the escalation of the war in the region.

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It's Tuesday, January the 9th, 2024, and welcome back
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to Good Fellows, a Hoover Institution broadcast examining social, economic, political, and geopolitical concerns. I'm Bill Whalen, I'm a Hoover Institution Distinguished Policy Fellow. I'll be your moderator today, which means I have the great honor of introducing the stars of our show, three of my colleagues we jokingly refer to as the Good Fellows. That would include the historian Neil Ferguson, the economist John Cochran, the geostrategist, former presidential national security advisor H.R. McMaster, the Hoover Institution senior fellows all. Gentlemen, first day, belated, happy 2024. I hope you all had a good holiday break. First, let's turn our attention to the Middle East and H.R.I. want to start with you. Since the last time we did this show, there have been more developments in that corner of the world. Israel's resumed its search and destroy mission against Hamas. Who knows how long that will continue? We've seen U.S. air and drone strikes in the Iraq targeting pro-Iran forces, which in turn have been targeting U.S. forces. We saw a bombing in Iran, which ISIS took credit for. Israel took out a Hamas leader in Lebanon, Hezbollah turned around and fired rockets in Israel. And meanwhile, H.R., we have the situation in the Red Sea with Houthi rebels who are firing drones and attacking ships, transiting the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. They've also fired against U.S. warships. Would you fire them and return the U.S. now saying that the Houthis, quote, bear the consequences. H.R. are further attacks, which sounds to me like a red line being drawn in the Red Sea. H.R.I. now laid out military actions to the west of Israel, the north of Israel, the east of Israel, the south of Israel. As you look at that map, what concerns you most in terms of this war escalating?

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