WEBVTT - Single Best Idea with Tom Keene: James Stavridis & Michael Shaoul

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

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<v Speaker 2>Our single best idea and our single best idea is

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<v Speaker 2>it has been just an extraordinary week. The team has

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<v Speaker 2>worked NonStop from literally Thursday last to have a set

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<v Speaker 2>of conversations that layout the moment we're in. The moment,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, the politics of the nation and all the

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<v Speaker 2>upper Thank you for the hate mail, the love notes

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<v Speaker 2>and all on the election so much more. David Gera

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<v Speaker 2>adamant that it will be eventful as we go to

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<v Speaker 2>the inauguration. I guess he's right. It seems like there's

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<v Speaker 2>a news item every day. Of course, we have to

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<v Speaker 2>decide the House in the next week as well, but

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<v Speaker 2>just the conversation has been extraordinary. Let us begin the

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<v Speaker 2>Washington Post today with the lead article on the future

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<v Speaker 2>of the Pentagon. James Travitas joined US Admiral Stravitas with

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<v Speaker 2>all of his work in Brussels for NATO, his work

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<v Speaker 2>for the United States Navy. Here is Admiral Stravitas on

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<v Speaker 2>the future of the Pentagon.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll give you three names that come to my mind.

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<v Speaker 3>One is Mike Pompeo, who was the director of the

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<v Speaker 3>CIA and then was the Secretary of State. West Point

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<v Speaker 3>graduate number one in his class, he could help Number

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<v Speaker 3>two the last National Security Advisor, former Ambassador Robert O'Brien,

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<v Speaker 3>very well grounded, steady. I think he could be in

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<v Speaker 3>a position to be helpful. And third, the last Deputy

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<v Speaker 3>National Security Advisor, Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg retired, also understands

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<v Speaker 3>all of that. Those are names that I'm actively seeing

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<v Speaker 3>under consideration in a Trump administration.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave, We're just.

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<v Speaker 3>Going to have to wait and see who he puts

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<v Speaker 3>in positions of authority.

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<v Speaker 2>And mister Vedis, I did ask him if he would

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<v Speaker 2>serve and he said he's never turned down a request

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<v Speaker 2>from the White House. James travetas there of course of

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<v Speaker 2>the United States. Maybe Michael Schules in with Iron Asset Management.

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Schule really really interesting, particularly commodities, and of course

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<v Speaker 2>that brings us over to China off of the election,

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<v Speaker 2>our future relationship with Beijing.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is a process. I think the the

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<v Speaker 1>you know, she is in a position somewhat analogous to

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<v Speaker 1>Drahi in twenty eleven twelve, or the US FED in

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and late two thousand and eight through late

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and nine, maybe even Jackson Hole twenty ten,

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<v Speaker 1>which is there. He's in the middle of a process

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<v Speaker 1>where he tries to rebuild domestic confidence and international confidence

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<v Speaker 1>in his country. And you know, my guts are that

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<v Speaker 1>he'll he'll get that done eventually, but it'll be noisy

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<v Speaker 1>and bloody process.

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<v Speaker 2>Michael schol I'm Beijing in the future forward, and of

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<v Speaker 2>course we'll have much more stay with Bloomberg dot com

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<v Speaker 2>in Bloomberg News through the weekend, and the terminal, of

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<v Speaker 2>course will be there twenty four seven, the news flow

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<v Speaker 2>off of the election into the weekend, and of course

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<v Speaker 2>on the next week where maybe we'll see cabinet officers

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<v Speaker 2>selected by the president elect. Again, thank you to all

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