Catherine Herridge@C__Herridge
BREAKING: Retired @CENTCOM Commander Gives Exclusive In-Depth Analysis of Operation Epic Fury; Warns That Iran’s Fight is "Existential" And U.S. Should Not Underestimate Their Ability to "Absorb Pain” and Endure the Fight
This week on Straight to the Point, on the eve of the ceasefire, I sat down with retired 4-Star General Joe Votel for an exclusive interview to discuss Operation Epic Fury. Gen. Votel gives expert insight into how long Iran can sustain the fight, what it would take to open the Strait of Hormuz by force, control Kharg Island, options for securing Iran’s enriched uranium, the planning behind last weekend’s historic rescue operation inside Iran, and the atmosphere in the Situation Room during high-risk missions.
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Straight to the Point: Operation Epic Fury
00:30 US Had Iran Attack Plan On The Shelf
01:25 Military End State
02:00 This is Existential: Iran Has “Very Great” Ability to Absorb Pain
03:03 Remaining Military Objectives
03:30 Opening Strait of Hormuz By Force
06:10 What It Would Take For US To Control Kharg Island
07:20 Is Deployment of Ground Forces Likely Or Inevitable?
08:25 Does the US Military Have Capabilities To Seize Iran’s Enriched Uranium?
10:18 Impact of President Trump’s Social Media Posts “Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight”
11:15 Rescue Mission Was “Extraordinary” In “Every Measure”
12:40 When An American Is In Peril "We Pull Out All The Stops And We Accept A Lot of Risk To Go Get Them.”
13:16 The Rescue Contingency Plan
14:00 High Risk Covert Capabilities: Title 50
15:50 Inside The Situation Room
16:55 Gen. Dan Caine: Extraordinarily Good Communicator
19:10 Failed 1980 Rescue Mission for American Hostages In Iran: Planted Seeds For Special Forces/Special Ops
