I thought I had penned a response to this thread earlier in the week, but I must have botched the submit...oh well.
To be honest I think this guy is a bit of a nut, and the simple fact that he was trained to tell a bottle rocket from an ICBM gives him about as much street cred to discuss foreign policy as I have
I won't bother with a blow by blow retort, but his factual assertions above seem to be based mostly on a heavily biased opinion and not objectivity.
Like the now defunct Cheyenne Mountain where he served, he seems to be another Cold War relic, who's identity is driven more by his percieved enemy than his own purpose.
Iran is going to be an ongoing challenge, but it's hardly a "true disruptor". Rather, I'd more accurately describe them as "opportunists".
-spence