Has the West reawoken to the existential threat of radical Islamist terrorism this week? Hamas sent hordes of barbaric terrorists across southern Israel late last week, slaughtering at least 1200 people — including at least 27 Americans — and kidnapping others. Will Israel destroy Hamas — and will the West, especially the US, let them? Or will all of us, as Adam Baldwin warns, fall for a hudna that allows Hamas to drive the narrative and the conflict?

Welcome back to our VIP video series “The Amiable Skeptics,” featuring my friend Adam Baldwin! Adam is well-known for his long and storied Hollywood career, starting with My Bodyguard, and especially for his roles in Full Metal Jacket, Firefly, its film sequel Serenity, Chuck, and The Last Ship.

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