As we approach January 20th I think its important to reflect on some of the challenges that lay ahead of us and that will challenge our new leader. I had the pleasure of meeting Malcolm Nance, an incredible intellect with vast experience and just a interesting person to converse with. He mentioned this encounter he had on Morning Joe months ago and how he's no longer welcome on the program, which you can see why. Joe Scarborough has long been a thorn in my side, a man who changes his opinion each day so he can point back to something and say he was right down the line.
Mr. Nance, a man with a deep understanding of our military tactics and challenges, does everything he can to explain how Scarborough is misinforming the public in a polite manner. We cannot have the someone like Scarborough misrepresenting his understanding of these serious challenges that we face. He claims to have spoken to agents who found actionable intel from torture, seemingly without realizing that Mr. Nance was the head of the department that trained our military in those techniques and how to respond when those techniques are performed on them. He's even had the unfortunate experience of being waterboarded himself, but that seems not to phase Scarborough in his righteous belief that he's right.
If that were not enough, he had Trump waiting on the line ready to come in once their conversation was over. This is not proper journalism, this is a man with an incredible ego aiding another egomaniac who will soon be our president regardless if it harms our understanding of national security.
I have not read Mr. Nance's book on ISIS, but after speaking with him and watching numerous interviews with him I plan to pick it up soon. I think its important as a citizen to inform yourself on these topics and go beyond the talking points of people like Joe Scarborough. Hopefully this inspires some people to take a look themselves.