WEBVTT - Single Best Idea with Tom Keene: Ted Mortonson

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news.

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<v Speaker 2>A single best idea and today in a special edition,

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<v Speaker 2>one single tape. This is not about economics, finance, investment,

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<v Speaker 2>or international relations. It's not about his true expertise in technology.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is Ted Mortenson, a Baird and yes he's

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<v Speaker 2>another technology analyst, except no he's not. He is a

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<v Speaker 2>retired lieutenant commander of the US Navy, and he is

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<v Speaker 2>expert at what we're all witnessing in the war of

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<v Speaker 2>soldiers and enlisted types placing our material into the air

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<v Speaker 2>as we saw with a rescue in the last five

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<v Speaker 2>six days in Iran. A one single long conversation and

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<v Speaker 2>answer are from Lieutenant Commander Mortensen.

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<v Speaker 1>Number one. I think they've got to be treated with humanity.

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<v Speaker 1>I worry about the people on the exhaustion, Yes, the exhaustion.

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<v Speaker 1>And take the people on the ford that were on

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<v Speaker 1>the med. They've been out to see almost nine months,

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<v Speaker 1>and I did three deployments and I was extended once.

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<v Speaker 1>Your mind and body can only do it for roughly

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<v Speaker 1>six months. Because you're going every day now nine months,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't even imagine. And we have a carrier problem

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<v Speaker 1>we have, you know, we just got a logistical problem

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<v Speaker 1>on having two carriers in market during a major conflict.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's number one. But you know that carrier could

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<v Speaker 1>be out for one year. That comes out as sacrifice,

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<v Speaker 1>not only the people on it, but the machine on it.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they're not meant to go for a year

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<v Speaker 1>out at sea, and then there's always a human cost.

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<v Speaker 1>What your viewers or your listeners may not understand is

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<v Speaker 1>the divorce rate in the name. When I was there,

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<v Speaker 1>it was close to seventy percent. It is a very

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<v Speaker 1>tough life. So in this in this particular conflict, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we you know, if you ever see somebody in

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<v Speaker 1>uniform at you know, airport or walking down the street,

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<v Speaker 1>make it make it a make it your sense to

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<v Speaker 1>go up and shake their hand and say thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't make a lot of money. They are true patriots.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're at a high pace and I think, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the administration. I think Admiral Cooper, who does

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<v Speaker 1>sendcom you know, he graduated from naval cadety like myself.

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<v Speaker 1>He gets it. So I'm sure those conversations are going

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<v Speaker 1>up to chain and command.

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<v Speaker 2>It comes at a cost. Ted Mortenson there on podcasts,

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<v Speaker 2>where at Apple, at Spotify, on YouTube podcast it's single

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<v Speaker 2>best idea.

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