WG Discussion Points: The Age
Of Emboldened Adversaries
WG Discussion Points | David Winston
May 3, 2024
On April 11, FBI Director Christopher Wray told the House Appropriations Committee: ...We've seen the threat from foreign terrorists rise to a whole 'nother level after October 7 ...Looking back over my career in law enforcement, I'd be hard pressed to think of a time where so many threats to our public safety and national security were so elevated all at once. Two days after Wray's testimony, Iran made its first-ever direct attack on Israel. Iran has joined what some have termed an "unholy alliance" with Russia and China to support Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine and China's expansionist policies across the globe.
Here at home, the anti-semitic, pro-Hamas protests in US universities are unlike anything we have seen in our country, as students are making explicit pro-terrorist statements and calling for annihilation of Israel and Jews. The situation at the US border grows more alarming as the numbers of unknown entrants, many from countries with terrorist ties, have been on the rise. These events abroad and at home indicate the US has entered a new era of emboldened adversaries.
