Summary of Mike Pompeo's Never Give an Inch

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Get the Summary of Mike Pompeo's Never Give an Inch in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: As the only four-year national security member of President Trump’s Cabinet, he worked to impose crushing pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran, avert a nuclear crisis with North Korea, deliver unmatched support for Israel, and bring peace to the Middle East. Drawing on his commitment to America’s founding principles and his Christian faith, his efforts to promote religious freedom around the world were unequaled in American diplomatic history. Most importantly, he led a much-needed generational transformation of America's relationship with China.

Blending remarkable and often humorous stories of his interactions with world leaders and unmatched analysis of geopolitics, Never Give an Inch tells of how Pompeo helped the Trump Administration craft the America First approach that upended Washington's wisdom—and made him America’s enemies’ worst nightmare.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350063660

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Summary of Mike Pompeo’s Never Give an Inch

Contents

Overview

Risk-Takers

Moving Past Failure

The North Korea Situation

Tough World

Winning by Getting Things Done

Defending Lines in the Sand

Going on Offense

American Sovereignty

Bad Deals

The Role of Faith

Truth and China

Bringing Leaders Down

COVID-19 and Accountability

Enemies and Allies

New Ideas

Knowing Your Limits

Showing Up

About the Author

Overview

As America’s top diplomat, Mike Pompeo was in charge of listening to President Donald Trump’s ideas and translating them into action. Foreign policy was often impacted by adversarial politics, and it was challenging. But Mike knew how to make the tough calls, drawing on both his steadfast faith and his experience in law, politics, business, and the military to protect the America that he loved. In Never Give an Inch (2022), Mike explains how his team pressured Iran, dodged a nuclear crisis with North Korea, expanded peace in the Middle East, and altered the US relationship with China, all with the goal of making America safer.

Risk-Takers

On March 30, 2018, Mike Pompeo departed for North Korea to meet Chairman Kim Jong Un. Only a few people knew about his secret mission. Mike was trying to correct previous US mistakes that had heightened the threat of a nuclear crisis. As director of the CIA, Mike was ready to take the risk of the trip. Kim Jong Un greeted Mike by telling him that he did not expect him to show up. Mike found him to be a tiny, sweaty, and evil man. He acknowledged that Mike was trying to kill him, and when Mike confirmed that he still was, Kim Jong Un smiled.

The Obama administration had failed at proving the strength of the United States. While things remained stable, not much was done on the geopolitical side. This