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Rep. Mike Waltz Returns: The Afghanistan Withdrawal, One Year Later

Rep. Mike Waltz Returns: The Afghanistan Withdrawal, One Year Later

FromDanger Close with Jack Carr


Rep. Mike Waltz Returns: The Afghanistan Withdrawal, One Year Later

FromDanger Close with Jack Carr

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Length:
74 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today’s guest is a combat-decorated Special Forces veteran and congressman from Florida’s 6th district.

Mike Waltz served as a defense policy director for Secretaries of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates and as Vice President Dick Cheney's counterterrorism advisor between combat deployments to Afghanistan directly implementing policies and strategy on the front lines that he helped create in Washington, D.C.

A Florida native, Congressman Waltz attended the Virginia Military Institute and served more than two decades in the U.S. Army conducting multiple combat tours in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Africa.  Today he continues to serve as a Colonel in the National Guard. 

He is the author of the book WARRIOR DIPLOMAT: A GREEN BERET’S BATTLES FROM WASHINGTON TO AFGHANISTAN. The book’s proceeds are donated to veterans’ foundations. Mike is also a successful small business owner and is a frequent media contributor addressing issues related to foreign policy, intelligence and national defense. 

He is also the author of the new children’s book Dawn of the Brave.

Today on Danger Close, Jack and Congressman Waltz look back at the American military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, one year later and more. 

To learn more about Rep. Waltz you can visit his website  https://mikewaltz.com You can also follow him on Instagram @repmichaelwaltz and @michaelgwaltz and on Twitter @michaelgwaltz.


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Released:
Aug 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Go beyond the books. Jack Carr spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL, where he served as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander, Task Unit Commander and a sniper. Now, he’s a speaker and the author behind the bestselling Terminal List series. Inspired by actual experiences serving in conflict areas around the world, the novels follow James Reece, a Navy SEAL who becomes embroiled in the world of conspiracies, international espionage and revenge. Now, on his new podcast Danger Close, an IRONCLAD original, Jack takes fans beyond the books with conversations from real-life warriors, tactical experts and fellow writers about the world of the Terminal List, real conflicts, gear and a ton more.