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Defense Expert Steve Bucci: The Iranian Conflict at One Month
Defense Expert Steve Bucci: The Iranian Conflict at One Month

Steven Bucci, Visiting Fellow at the Phillip N. Truluck Center for Leadership Development, offers insightful thoughts on President Trump’s national address on the current state of the Iran conflict.

Steven unpacks key details of the President’s speech. He provides insight, based on his experience as a military leader, into the current state of the Iranian military and government and where this Conflict may be heading.

Steven graduated from West Point, commanded the 3rd Battalion – 5th Special Forces, led the 82nd Airborne as well as the 5th & 7th Special Forces, and served as a special assistant to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld.

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