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Trump’s Shock-and-Awe Strategy

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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
Bill Drexel Hudson Institute
Bill Drexel Hudson Institute
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After more than 140 episodes, Jeremy Stern is stepping down as co-host, and Hudson’s Bill Drexel takes his place.

This week, Walter and Bill discuss the Houthis’ widening missile war on Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon’s plan to livestream a military execution, the fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle, and why President Donald Trump’s shock-and-awe foreign policy shows no sign of slowing down. A Houthi missile hit Saudi Aramco’s headquarters days after a deadly strike on Riyadh’s airport, and the group is building an advanced missile with Chinese parts.

Back home, the Catholic archbishop for the military plans to stream Nidal Hasan’s firing-squad execution, and Guilfoyle faces scrutiny after reports that she asked a donor to pay her credit card bill.

In the big conversation, Walter expands on his latest Journal column, “Russia, Iran and Trump’s Shock-and-Awe Foreign Policy,” and the tip of the week asks which president left the biggest physical mark on Washington.