Venezuela, Hegseth’s Pentagon and Trump’s National Security Strategy

I love talking with my friend and former CNN colleague

Barbara Starr

. Few journalists can cut through the noise to focus on what truly matters like she can - and this conversation was no exception.

If you weren’t able to watch live, check out the recording. Barbara broke down the US military campaign in the Caribbean and the potential drain a long deployment could place on the force. She spoke to the heart of what the latest campaign against Venezuela is really about and explained how President Trump seems to be marginalizing Pete Hegseth. (Check out her latest below on who at the Pentagon now has Trump’s trust).

She also has sharp insights on the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy: the broader dangers of abandoning NATO, and why the Venezuela campaign is a prime example of how military power alone—however important—won’t be enough to improve American influence in the Western Hemisphere.

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Frida Ghitis

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Chris Kelley Cimko

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Musings on Interesting Times

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Kimberly Briedis

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Rebecca Rains Floyd

, and many others for tuning into my live video with

Barbara Starr

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