Bob “Ninja” Poras is a former Delta Force member and CIA Operative. His military career included 10 years as a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier (Green Beret) serving in the Special Operations Command, Tier 1 Special Mission Unit.  He served on numerous global deployments which included Bosnia & Herzegovina, Libya, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Suriname, Colombia, Algeria, Egypt, and more recently, Yemen and East-Africa.  Following a twenty-year career in the Army, Ninja spent 3 years as a Diplomatic Security Officer (contractor) for the U.S. Department of State then went onto a 16-year career in the Central Intelligence Agency where he retired for a second time.  He received one of the CIA’s highest awards for his actions in N. Africa. 00:00 Intro 00:51 From SoCal to Delta Force + Family business 08:48 Marine commercials slap + Army was means to an end 15:08 Relationship with father + losing mom at early age 22:03 Growing up in Catholicism + establishing morality 25:37 Getting into fights + LAPD at school 34:11 Attitude to military, Vietnam's impact & basic training 45:58 "Don't let them know your name" 52:36 Joining the Army Rangers 01:05:48 First jumps, collecting badges + progression 01:23:10 Explaining the US Army + respecting the ones before 01:29:55 Going "AWOL" + blocked from the Rangers 01:48:34 Leading and motivating men 01:59:18 Panama - Noriega + execute orders 02:27:46 Stumbling over Delta Force + ALMOST friendly fire 02:46:15 Second guessing decisions 02:48:38 Panama to Delta Force + Quitters will always quit 03:11:05 Delta Force = ELITE 03:28:37 Terrorists + darkest day = Bin Ladens no. 2 03:50:38 Seeking therapy helps immediately 03:58:15 Ukraine+Russia - US should broker peace deal 04:01:22 Afghanistan withdrawal was debacle + wrong signals to region 04:06:13 Political distractons + Chinese/Russian ambitions  04:13:07 Should TikTok be banned? National identity's importance