Two guys with multiple deployments to Iraq & Afghanistan joined ALL MARiNE RADIO to look into the AMR Crystal Ball and predict the future, which is ALWAYS interesting — Col Jeff Kenney, USMC (ret) and Major Tim Lynch, USMC (ret), were both grunts with impressive careers. Here are a few of the questions we examine with them:

* What happens in the Kurds vs Turkey fight?

* What happens to the Kurds in northern Iraq & eastern Syria?

* Will ISIS reform in western Iraq / eastern Syria?

* Will Iran and Israel fight with the US out of the way?

* Will the Taliban take control of Afghanistan?

* Will the US continue its counter-terrorism fight (Special Forces vs ISIS/Al Qaeda) in Afghanistan?

* If the funding for the Government of Afghanistan dries up, what then?

We’ll talk about all of it

The President made his first trip to a combat zone since being elected yesterday, accompanied by the First Lady he flew to western Iraq for a visit at Al Assad Air Base there and then flew on for a stop in Germany before heading back to Washington DC.  We’ll talk about it.

On the day after Christmas we’ll look at a tradition that had its origins in the United Kingdom — Boxing Day, which is now celebrated around the world.  We’ll also look at news headlines.  Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays.

The Editor of Fightersweep.com & a Senior Writer at The NEWSREP is Alex Hollings, he joined ALL MARINE RADIO to discuss his thoughts on the implications of Secretary Mattis’s resignation and the Trump Administration which is becoming a series of “B Team” players.

We’ll also talk about “THE MOST LEGITIMATE” —  UFO story of the year.

Evidently the tone of Secretary James Mattis’s letter of resignation didn’t suit President Trump, he will now depart the DOD on January 1, 2019 so as to prevent him from going to Brussels for a NATO meeting as well as testifying before Congress as the sitting Secretary of Defense.

Also, the U.S. Ambassador to the Anti-ISIS Coalition, Brett McGurk, resigned his position to protest President Trump’s decision to depart Syria.

We’ll talk about it.

In our first ever “Listener Interview,” Alan Maciel of Petaluma, California joins the program to talk about his career, his thoughts on Secretary Mattis resigning and what can be done to reduce the carnage caused by California wildfires.

We’ll discuss the top choices for Christmas dinner and the finer points of Prime Rib cooking and eating — especially a horseradish-sour cream sauce that is to die for.  We’ll talk about it.

James Mattis resigned his position as Secretary of Defense yesterday over policy & professional differences with President Trump.  His resignation, while not a surprise after President Trump’s sudden decision to abandon Syria, is a blow to conservatives who depended on Secretary Mattis to provide a counter-balance to the President’s reckless instincts.

As concerning as Secretary Mattis’s resignation is, of greater concern is a President who ignores his National Security Advisor (John Bolton), his Secretary of Defense and his Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (General Joe Dunford) and who makes decisions without consulting or advising our allies.  President Trump’s actions were stunning.

We’ll talk about it.

 

TODAY’S TOPICS:

* Gunner prepares for Christmas in the Rocky Mountains

* Mac is looking to join a senior softball league & a senior ice hockey league

Col Jeff Kenney, USMC (ret) rejoins the program to discuss his thoughts on President Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria & the ongoing fighting in Afghanistan.