Retired Navy SEAL Lt. Jason "Jay" Redman joins Jeff to discuss the death of the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a US Special Operations mission in Syria. He details why this death is particular significant in the war against ISIS and terrorism in general.
Retired Lieutenant Jason "Jay" Redman is a military foreign policy expert. He spent 10 years as an enlisted Navy SEAL and ten years as a SEAL officer leading SEAL teams in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
During a special operative mission in 2007, Redman was struck by machine gun fire. It first hit him in the left elbow, then in the right side of his face, entering his jaw and exiting through his nose.
He had to undergo dozens of surgeries and now he's an internationally-known motivational speaker and New York Times Bestselling Author of The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader and the soon to be released book Overcome: Crush Adversity with the Leadership Techniques of America's Toughest Warriors.
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