Bill Whittle returns to his greatest passion in this installment – namely, aerospace.

He recounts the story of a “Top Gun”-style encounter between an American F-22 Raptor and an ancient Iranian F-4 Phantom over the Persian Gulf, as that Iranian pilot was nosing around an American drone. The F-22 pilot appeared out of nowhere and…

…well, let’s let Whittle tell it. And let’s let him offer some conclusions about what the incident reveals about geopolitical strategy and defense policy.