Negotiating With Bombs Is Not Negotiating with/ Dan McKnight of Defend the Guard

“We’ll negotiate with bombs” is the kind of line that should stop you cold, especially when it’s paired with fresh strikes on Iran and talk of ground troops. We sit down with Dan McKnight, founder of Bring Our Troops Home and a longtime Marine, Army, and National Guard veteran, to unpack what this moment says about U.S. foreign policy and why the constant recycling of “imminent threats” and instant “victories” keeps the public numb while the war machine keeps moving.From there, we get practical. Dan breaks down how the National Guard is actually used, including state active duty, Title 32, and Title 10 federalization, and why Title 10 has become a pipeline for overseas combat deployments without a congressional declaration of war. We talk through the Defend The Guard strategy, the big Texas win that pushed it into the state GOP platform, and why state legislatures may be the best pressure point to restore constitutional war powers and protect Guard units from being treated as a “warm supply of bodies.”We also dig into the policy hooks that lock in endless intervention: NDAA Section 224 and the push to tie the U.S. defense industrial base closer to Israel, plus Intelligence Authorization Section 622 and the fear that withholding intelligence could effectively become illegal. Along the way, we hit the costs at home, the risks of escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, and why modernization for drone warfare matters more than bluster.Subscribe, share this with a friend who cares about war powers, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway: what would it take for Congress and the states to reassert control over when America goes to war?Chapter Markers0:00. Iran Strikes And War Talk1:37 Meet Dan McKnight And The Mission5:24 Texas Win For Defend The Guard7:24 How National Guard Activations Work10:18 Overdeployment Costs At Home13:06 War Powers And Iran Legality23:05 The Off Ramp And Modern Warfare30:29 NDAA Section 224 And Industrial Ties35:10 Intel Bill 622 And Israel Sharing39:30 Building A Coalition That Resists War50:14. How To Help And Closing NotesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jim-webb-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy