Col. Douglas Macgregor: Is WWIII Around the Corner?

Summary

In this episode of 'Judging Freedom', Judge Andrew Napolitano and Colonel Douglas McGregor discuss the complex situation in Israel and Gaza, focusing on Prime Minister Netanyahu's stated goals of eradicating Hamas and returning hostages. McGregor expresses skepticism about achieving these goals and critiques the broader Israeli strategy, which he perceives as aiming for a greater Israel free of Palestinians. The dialogue touches on the Israeli public's support, potential real goals behind Netanyahu's policies, and the international response. McGregor warns of the consequences of the current trajectory, including potential regional war and the implications for U.S. foreign policy and military presence in the Middle East.

Takeaways

• 😟 Netanyahu's stated goal of eradicating Hamas in Gaza seems unlikely given Israel's focus on expelling or killing the population there
• 😡 Israel aims to control all territory from the River to the Sea, removing Palestinians entirely
• 😠 The Israeli public overwhelmingly supports the expulsion and removal of Arabs from Gaza and the West Bank
• 🤨 U.S. politicians benefit from pro-Israel lobbying money and largely support Israel's actions in Gaza
• 😔 Without public opposition, the U.S. will continue enabling Israel's actions against Palestinians
• 😩 Regional Arab populations are ready to fight Israel regardless of costs to destroy it
• 😰 War between Israel and regional actors seems inevitable at this point
• 😨 Iran has extensive capabilities to precisely strike U.S. bases and ships in the region
• 😱 Israel, the U.S., and allies seem unprepared for the full-scale regional war they are provoking
• 😫 U.S. withdrawal seems the only way to avoid catastrophic escalation toward nuclear conflict

Q & A

What are Israel's publicly stated goals according to Prime Minister Netanyahu?

Netanyahu has publicly stated goals of eradicating Hamas and returning hostages held by Hamas.

What does Colonel McGregor believe is the real goal of Israel's military campaign?

McGregor believes Israel's real goal is to remove the Arab population from Gaza, the West Bank, and establish control over all the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

What indication is there that the Israeli public supports Netanyahu's goals?

Polls show the Israeli public overwhelmingly supports Netanyahu's goals, with 100% behind expelling or killing the Arab population to establish control over greater Israel.

Why does Colonel McGregor believe Netanyahu made a mistake in stating Israel's goals?

McGregor believes stating the goal as an existential issue for Israel's survival closed the door on potential compromise solutions and made the conflict an all or nothing proposition.

How could the U.S. potentially influence Israel's actions?

The U.S. provides enormous financial and political support to Israel. By threatening to withdraw that support, the U.S. could potentially influence Israel to halt or modify its military campaign.

What danger does the current situation pose for a wider regional war?

Public anger against Israel is rising across the Middle East, pushing governments toward confrontation even though they wish to avoid war. This moves the region to the precipice of a conflict that could culminate in Israel's destruction.

Why are U.S. forces being attacked in the region?

Because the U.S. provides unconditional support for Israel's actions, U.S. forces are seen as legitimate targets by Arab militias wishing to oppose Israel's campaign against Palestinians.

What capabilities does Iran have to retaliate against a U.S. or Israeli attack?

Iran has a large arsenal of precise, long-range missiles that could be used to devastating effect against U.S. bases, Israel, and shipping in the region. This includes hypersonic missiles against which there is no defense.

How could the conflict impact the U.S. homeland?

Hezbollah and other militant groups have presence in Mexico, threatening a second front along the U.S.-Mexico border. Terror attacks inside the U.S. are also a possibility.

What are the risks of a wider war involving Russia?

Russia sees Iran as a key strategic partner and would likely come to its defense in the event of a U.S. or Israeli attack. This raises the risk of turning a regional conflict into a global one.

Outlines

00:00

🎤 Opening remarks and question on Israel's goals in Gaza

Judge Napolitano welcomes Colonel McGregor and asks him if he sees any path for Israel to achieve its stated goals of eradicating Hamas and returning hostages. McGregor says no, he doesn't see that happening because Israel's campaign has focused on expelling or killing Gaza's population, which Israel assumes deserves it for supporting Hamas.

05:01

🗺️ Discussion of Netanyahu's vision for Israeli control and sovereignty

McGregor and Napolitano discuss leaked clips showing Netanyahu's cabinet members demanding control "from the river to the sea" and Netanyahu himself stating that Israel needs sovereignty across that territory for its security. McGregor says this makes clear Netanyahu's vision is the removal of all Arabs from that land.

10:02

🌍 U.S. government lying about supporting two-state solution?

Napolitano notes the U.S. government claims to support a two-state solution despite the Israeli government clearly having no interest in it. McGregor agrees the U.S. knows a two-state solution is unacceptable to Israel now and says the conflict has become an "all or nothing proposition" where all Arabs must go or remain as a threat.

15:03

😡 McGregor argues attacking Iran over U.S. casualties would be wrong

Three U.S. soldiers were killed in Syria, possibly spurring escalation against Iran. McGregor argues Arab militias, not Iran, ordered the attack over U.S. support for Israel in Gaza. He says Iran does not want war with the U.S. and that stopping support for Israel's actions in Gaza would end attacks.

20:05

😨 Warning that attacking Iran risks triggering massive conflict

McGregor warns that attacking Iran, as some U.S. leaders suggest, would prompt devastating retaliation given Iran's large and precise missile arsenal. This could spread into a massive regional war culminating in Israel's destruction, which he thinks cannot be stopped due to growing Muslim rage.

25:06

😰 Advice to remove U.S. troops, brace for attacks from Mexico

Asked for advice to Biden, McGregor advocates immediately removing U.S. troops from the Mideast. He warns of likely attacks from Hezbollah forces and allies in Mexico and says no one has tracked Islamists entering the U.S., warning of attacks on infrastructure and nuclear plants.

Keywords

💡Israel

Israel is one of the central topics of the video, as Colonel McGregor and the host discuss Israel's military actions and political goals in Palestine and Gaza. The transcript shows Israel wants to fully control all territory from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, which would require removing the Arab population that currently lives there.

💡Gaza

Gaza is mentioned many times as the site of Israel's current military campaign. Israel's actions there, which have killed many civilians, are criticized for being focused on expelling or killing the Gazan population rather than neutralizing Hamas.

💡Hamas

Hamas is the militant Palestinian political faction that controls Gaza and engages in hostility with Israel. Israel has publicly stated a goal to eradicate Hamas, but Colonel McGregor suggests this is secondary to removing Gazans.

💡genocide

Genocide comes up when discussing whether Israel's actions should be labelled as such. While the International Court of Justice did not definitively use the term, its ruling implies grave human rights violations on Israel's part.

💡Iran

The conversation links recent attacks on U.S. bases to Iranian-backed militias. However, Colonel McGregor argues Iran did not explicitly order the attacks - rather they stem from anger over U.S. support for Israel's actions against Palestinians.

💡Hezbollah

Hezbollah is referenced as one of Israel's regional opponents with substantial military capacity. They also reportedly have a presence in Mexico, posing a potential domestic threat to the U.S.

💡missiles

Missiles make up a key part of Iran's military arsenal, which could be used to devastating effect against both Israel and U.S. bases in the region in response to direct attacks.

💡war

War is discussed as a possible consequence of ongoing tensions. Colonel McGregor warns conflict could easily spread across the region and draw in other powers like Russia.

💡Russia

Russia is named as a strategic ally of Iran that would aid them militarily against U.S. and Israeli aggression, risking a wider regional or global war.

💡Mexico

The U.S.-Mexico border is raised as a vulnerability, since Hezbollah and other militant groups reportedly have a presence there and could launch attacks in retaliation for U.S. actions overseas.

Highlights

Netanyahu's publicly stated goals of eradicating Hamas and returning hostages seem different from his likely real goal of removing all Arabs from Gaza and the West Bank.

The Israeli public overwhelmingly supports Netanyahu's goal of expelling or killing the Arab population to ensure Israel's security and survival.

Netanyahu equates expelling all Arabs to Israel's long-term security, framing it as an existential issue for Israel's survival.

The U.S. government mostly supports Israel's actions against Arabs due to the influence of pro-Israel lobbying and money in politics.

The only way to stop Israel's actions is for the American people to pressure their representatives, as the government won't oppose Israel.

The Biden administration knows a two-state solution is unacceptable to Israel, so their rhetoric seems dishonest.

Arab populations across the Middle East are ready to fight Israel regardless of costs, seeing it as an existential battle.

Events are moving towards a regional war that could culminate in Israel's destruction, likely unavoidable now.

Any U.S. attack on Iran would probably prompt retaliation attacking Israel, devastating Israeli cities.

Iran has precise missiles and drones that could flatten U.S. bases and cities, as well as hit ships, if provoked into war.

Hezbollah likely has military equipment in Mexico and could open up a dangerous second front along the U.S. border.

If the U.S. aids Israel in war with Iran, Russia will likely assist Iran militarily as a strategic partner.

China would not stand by if Iran's access to food imports and Persian Gulf ports were threatened.

Attacking Iran risks nuclear retaliation by Israel if its cities are destroyed, with catastrophic global consequences.

The U.S. should withdraw all troops from Iraq and Syria as they serve no purpose and provoke attacks.

Transcripts

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hi everyone Judge Andrew napalitano here

for judging Freedom today is Monday

January 29th 2024 Colonel Douglas

McGregor joins us now uh Colonel

McGregor thank you very much for uh your

time and your Insight do do you see any

path in Israel uh for the achievement of

the state publicly stated goals of prime

minister

Netanyahu of Iraq eradicating Hamas and

returning the

hostages H not at the moment no I I

can't conceive of it because while he's

made these statements publicly you have

to go back and look at what's happened

since 7

October and since 7 October the campaign

has focused on expelling or killing the

population in Gaza I think the

assumption is that whomever you kill in

Gaza richly deserves it if they happen

to be members of Hamas that's fine if

they're living there they must be

supportive of Hamas so I think that's a

secondary concern and as far as the

hostages go I I don't see any any acute

sensitivity to that issue right now it's

drive out the Arabs and not just in Gaza

I think there's also an effort to do

something very similar on the West

Bank um I emphasized in my question and

I think you understood it that way Prim

Minister netanyahu's publicly stated

goals but might his real goal be uh what

he wants inadvertently or directly

articulated to the UN which is that

Israel consists of all the land from The

River To The Sea yes he he's briefed

that to to the United Nations he

supplied a map and everybody looked at

it and wondered where the Palestinians

were they were gone so that that's

abundantly clear he's also made those

comments in Hebrew so I think people

need to understand this secondly need to

understand the Israeli population is

behind it they they don't question this

at all they're 100% behind it here's a a

clip from Al

jazer uh but it's uh the two uh what

we've been calling extremist members of

his main cabinet and his War cabin at

Ben gavier and

smotrich making demands of him in public

and before large crowds I don't we don't

know what they say to him in private and

maybe he agrees with this uh but here

they are in front of crowds making

demands of prime minister

Netanyahu Mr Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu I'm addressing you from this

stage it's a shame to wait another 19

years to understand that gush and

Northern Samaria must be returned the

responsibility of Brave leadership is to

make

decisions we are settling our land from

width to length controlling it and

fighting Terror always and bringing with

God's help security to all of Israel you

know what the answer is without

settlement there is no

security to length and I I think we have

what you and I discussed before we went

on air I believe we have prime minister

uh Netanyahu on this for 30 years I am

very consistent and I'm saying something

very simple this conflict is not on the

lack of a state of Palestinian but the

existence of the state the Jewish state

every area that we evacuate we receive

Terrible Terror against that it happened

in South Lebanon in Gaza and also Judea

and Samaria which we did it and

therefore I clarify that in other

Arrangement any other

arrangement in the future the state of

Israel have to control on the entire

area from The River To The Sea this is

what happens when you have sovereignty

this truth I say to our American friends

and I also stopped the attempt to impose

us a reality that will jeopardize us a

prime minister in Israel has to be able

to say no even to the best of friends to

say no when you need to and to say yes

when you

can guess he has more courage than

President Biden does he can say no to

Joe Biden but Joe Biden can't say no to

him but it's obvious what he was talking

about first he said control from The

River To The Sea which of course they

don't have but they're fighting to have

then he said sovereignty from the river

to the sea is there any question in your

mind what he was talking about no not at

all remember he and frankly most

Israelis equate the the final removal of

all the Arabs that currently live in

what they regard as greater Israel this

is the sea to the Jordan River as

equating to their long-term security and

survival remember he said for us this is

existential either all of these people

have got to go and we control everything

or uh we're finished he's making the

argument that Israel will not survive

unless it executes this operation I

think we have to take him seriously I I

think the Israelis believe it the

question is not what the Israelis want

or what they believe but what do the

American people want and how do they

feel are they comfortable with the

wholesale removal of the Arab population

Muslim and Christian from Gaza it's its

death or expulsion or or its killing

directly or indirectly through disease

and starvation or not if they're not

comfortable with that they need to get

off their rear ends and call their

representatives in Washington because no

one in Washington is opposed I shouldn't

say no one I'm sure there are a few

people but there are so few paying any

attention to it I think it's it's really

irrelevant well Washington must know

what was stated in the clips uh that we

just ran Washington must know that there

is zero impetus for a two-state solution

in the uh Netanyahu government and as

you indicated among the uh Israeli

population by an enormous uh percentage

so should we take

seriously uh or are they uh lying to us

when Joe Biden and Tony blinkin say

two-state solution two-state

solution no I think they know that

that's utterly unacceptable to the

Israelis at this point if there was a

chance for that it died some time ago so

it's an all or nothing proposition

either all of the Arabs go or they don't

and in the minds of Israelis if they're

not removed there is a permanent threat

to their existence and they cannot

tolerate that the intern the

international court of justice which did

not order a ceasefire it has no ability

to to to enforce its order which did not

find as a matter of fact and law that

Israel is engaged in genocide

nevertheless told Israel not to engage

and genocide and to report back to it uh

in 30 days the latter was by 16 to one

which included the justice that was sent

from

Israel as you know South Africa got to

add a Justice to the court it's very

unique that they can do that and Israel

got to add a Justice to the court that

vote was 16 to1 the other vote was 15-2

did the icj ruling burst the bubble of

Israel moral rectitude or had that

bubble been burst by the IDF in

Gaza outside of the United States and

Israel and the United Kingdom probably

Australia New Zealand I'd say it has

bursted but as far as we're concerned

it's irrelevant the international court

of justice is irrelevant to us we're not

signatories we don't respect it we have

no use for it uh we don't care and

remember the entire government on

Capital Hill is with very few exceptions

is comfortable with what the Israelis

are doing that's my point the only way

to put a stop to this is for the

American people to raise their voices

and say we don't want to be party to

this operation it is inconsistent with

our views of what is morally right or

wrong but it hasn't happened no no there

there's somewhat of a movement in

Michigan which has a probably the

largest uh Palestinian or Arab uh

population base of any State uh in the

union but it doesn't seem to have uh

motivated the president at all by the

way know we should note that Americans I

think if they were asked are equally

opposed to the goals of Hamas and other

like-minded organizations that want to

rid the Middle East of Jews we don't

support that we would not stand by and

allow that to happen uh I don't think we

should stand by do nothing and allow

this to happen I would simply urge the

president to stop lying to the American

people along with all of his colleagues

all of whom have benefited enormously

from the money poured into their

organizations from the lobby and and

Israel's agents in the United States and

simply say if you're going to persist in

this you're going to have to do it alone

we're not going to underwrite it we're

not going to support it I mean I'm

certainly not advocating that we should

commit forces to stop it I don't believe

in that I I didn't support that in the

past I don't support it now but we

should simply say that's completely

inconsistent with our views of what is

morally right and wrong and as the

president I'm telling you right now if

you persist we will withdraw our

support there is no clear path for the

release of the hostages without a

substantial ceasefire and there is no

willingness on the part of the Netanyahu

government for a ceasefire the ice CJ

which is part of the United Nations has

said stop the genocide uh and report

back is there uh any fear on the part of

Washington that its Senior People Biden

blinkin Austin are supporting

genocide well first of all the word

genocide was not used as far as I can

tell in the final Judgment of the

international criminal court or court of

justice which I think is one of the

reasons that the the findings were 16

to1 if the word genocide had been

included there would have been sub more

numbers of Judges who would have

descended from the ultimate decision so

I you know we use we I I have never used

the word

genocide genocide to me is H on a much

larger scale now that doesn't mean that

it will not be achieved in Gaza I think

that's a very real possibility for that

matter on the West Bank but at this

point uh I think Israel managed to skate

if you will in front of the

international court of justice and most

Americans have paid little or no

attention Americans are currently

focused on the southern border what's

happening down there I think in that

sense Americans are finally beginning to

wake up to something that I and others

have been talking about for years that's

a good thing but they're not too

terribly concerned about the Israelis

and what they do until of course we are

drawn into war in the region that's

another matter entirely and we're very

close to that we'll get to that in just

a moment is Israel no longer feared by

other Middle Eastern State actors I I

think that uh the Middle East its Elites

certainly the governments of uh Egypt

Jordan uh Syria Saudi Arabia the

Emirates uh Lebanon no doubt they all

want to avoid a regional War they want

to avoid it because they know what the

damage will be to their infrastructure

they know the consequences for their

populations and I think they fear their

removal but the point is that events are

moving to that precipice of removing

them as it is the populations in the

region the Muslim Arabs in particular

and the Turks I would say are very close

to it are so angry and so enraged

they're ready to fight regardless of

what the costs are to destroy Israel I

think this is something everybody misses

uh Mr Netanyahu in my judgment was wrong

when he said destroying Hamas and

removing the population in Gaza was an

existential requirement for the state of

Israel I don't think it was I think he

could have scaled back his objectives

and achieved a degree of security that

that could have been infinitely better

than what already exists there were

things that could be done that's gone

now he's he's given the final answer

it's his way or the highway as a result

increasingly across the Middle East

everyone who is in a power in power

Authority is privately saying syes Pico

is over in other words we will no longer

tolerate this Israeli State and they are

moving towards a state of War across the

region which will culminate I think in

the destruction of Israel I don't think

we can stop

it what is the uh

significance uh or what will be the

significance of the American response to

the deaths of uh three soldiers and the

injury of

34 uh at some Outpost uh in the middle

of nowhere uh at the Jordan Syrian

border the the deaths of these soldiers

and I think some of them may be from the

California National Guard I've been

trying to find out by the way uh will be

potentially used as a justification for

further escalation against Iran as we

know the the desire to wage war in Iran

has been going on for two decades we

forget the how

much support and sustainment and

equipment and training we pumped into

Saddam Hussein's regime in his war

against Iran that killed hundreds of

thousands of Iranians and at the time we

applauded we thought it was wonderful

Henry Kissinger thought the war was

great because it was killing large

numbers not only of Iranians but also

Arabs uh that cynicism has not been

forgotten the notion that the hostility

we are dealing with today simply began

last week is wrong but we need to

understand that Iran is telling the

truth when it says it did not order

explicitly these Iraqi resistance

organizations or Shiite milit militias

to attack us they did not the

intelligence committee has already

stated that we have to understand that

these are Arab militias the Arab Arabs

in y in the hoodis the Arabs in southern

Lebanon Hezbollah the Arabs in Iraq and

Syria they are all anti-israeli why are

they attacking us because we are

unconditionally supporting the

destruction of the Arab population in

Gaza if that were to Halt or at least we

were to do what I just stated earlier

essentially say we're not going to be a

party to this the attacks on us would

end this is there is no desire on the

part of Iran or anyone else in the

region to go to war with us we however

have been Desperately Seeking this

opportunity looking for an excuse is

this enough I don't know you have to

look at American opinion polls and

remember we always have what about a

third of the electorate that cheers

regardless of whom we bomb I mean if we

bombed Panama tomorrow morning a third

of the electorate would stand up and say

oh it's wonderful I'm it's great right

Americans have no fear of War because it

always happens on someone else's soil

and that is about to change if we attack

Iran Senator Graham has said we should

bomb Tron no surprise that he would say

it as absurd as it is but if we do

anything like that what will Iran do

attack

Israel I I think we will pay a heavy

price Iran has an enormous arsenal of

missiles I urge everyone to go online

it's very easy to find out and look at

this enormous tinal thousands of very

precise very destructive theater

ballistic missiles as well as tactical

ballistic missiles they have cruise

missile technology infinite numbers of

drones now what was fired I think was a

crude tactical ballistic missile by

these Shiite Arabs they've been given

older technology and allowed to have

that but the Iranians have not provided

them with their top-of-the-line

equipment

if those are employed not only are they

in a position to attack with great

Precision all of our positions in the

region remember we have about

57,000 Americans in uniform in the

region uh almost 30,000 or perhaps a

little more are in uh bases that are

sitting yes that's an excellent

demonstration of what what exists go to

the right and work your way down the

ones to the right are what I would call

blockbusters

these These are missiles that would

flatten cities flatten military

installations destroy airfields Harbors

there're all conventional Warheads but

the destructive power is enormous and

it's

precise if if the Iranians shooted

something they hit it they just

demonstrated that a couple of weeks ago

when they struck Targets in Syria and

Iraq and list listen they could have

done infinitely more damage I think they

were all in Syria but they could have

done much more damage they chose not to

when you destroy a mad position with a

Kurdish man and his family who are mad

agents and that is in close proximity to

the United States Embassy you demolish

the house kill everybody in it but you

do no damage to anything that is

American or American Personnel that

should tell everyone they have

extraordinary technology that can be

used against us all over the region they

have Hypersonic missiles now these are

Chinese manufacturer but they are of a

Russian invention originally and these

Hypersonic missiles are in a position to

strike targets at Sea and there's no way

to shoot them down or defend against

them you have a British aircraft carrier

an American aircraft carrier in the Red

Sea uh or the Indian Ocean they can be

targeted because everyone now has access

to overhead surveillance overhead

surveillance with the kind of uh ability

to read the names on

gravestones that did not exist in those

countries 20 years ago so their

targeting is very precise and ships at

Sea regardless of whether they're

nuclear or conventionally powered are

slow these are slow moving targets

anyone who thinks otherwise is crazy and

and the point is that these Hypersonic

missiles can adjust so if they fire

these things they will hit their targets

they then and you mentioned is is if the

Israelis are participating with us in

direct strikes on Iran then I think the

the Arsenal will be launched in great

quantities from numerous different

locations all of which we cannot be

positively identified and they will

reduce most of Israel to ashes as we

speak literally as we speak Republican

and Democratic members of Congress are

calling the White House and saying

attack attack attack we have to look

strong

what would you advise the president to

do would you say take those 57,000

troops and bring them home immediately

oh yes in fact that's what Donald Trump

wanted to do in November of 2020 of

course he had tried earlier he failed

because he didn't understand that simply

giving an order meant nothing in

Washington in the federal bureaucracy

you have to follow up you have to hold

the Military Officers and the diplomats

accountable who systematically avoid

executing your order he wanted our

forces out of Syria he wanted them out

of Iraq and he had good reason for that

because these little Penny packets of

forces are easy

targets again it's back to something we

we just don't say enough we have been

facing opponents without armies Air

Forces air

defenses that is about to end Iran

turkey certainly Hezbollah these are

real forces with real capability we

haven't had to face that by the way

neither have the Israelis and the

Israelis would be the first to tell you

privately that too many of their

soldiers and officers have spent too

much policing policing people on the

West Bank and around Gaza they're not

accustomed to a full-up allout war and

that's what they're asking for and

they'll get it if they don't stop and we

are going to get it and remember hisbah

has substantial facilities

and concentrations of people in

Mexico so do islamists who are Sunni

Muslims in Mexico we don't even know who

has actually entered the United States I

mean no one seemed to care when

thousands of uh military age men from

China and other countries entered the

United States nobody seems to have

gotten very exercised until quite

recently when they realized that Arabs

and Iranians and others and melees and

other Muslims from different parts of

the country had also entered suddenly

people are beginning to realize it well

what about our nuclear power facilities

what about our power grid what about the

weapons that exist that are in the hands

of the cartels now the cartels want to

continue to infect us and destroy us

with drugs because that's where they

make their money but organized crime

frequently cooperates for enough money

with other entities State and non-state

actors who have an interest in harming

us we should not write off the very high

probability that if this war goes

forward we will face a second front

along the Mexican border and potentially

a third front inside the United States

does Hezbollah and Mexico have the

military equipment that Hezbollah and

Lebanon

has uh I first of all that's classified

I'm sure people that that are operating

in the intelligence committees can give

you a better answer all I can tell you

is that certainly in terms of

surveillance equipment Small Arms uh

RPGs and uh some air shoulder fired air

defense missiles they are extremely well

equipped so are the cartels and they

exchange data they exchange information

they work together this is not a new

phenomenon the IRA was working with

islamis terrorist organizations in North

Africa people were shocked well of

course you know all of these various

entities have agendas and they sometimes

coincide what would you tell Joe Biden

to

do uh other than uh make arrangements to

go to the nearest rest home you know I

would certainly suggest that uh he stop

harassing Texas and the other Republican

state Governors uh that he stay away

from the Texas National Guard let the

Texas National Guard do its job of

protecting those States and as far as

New Mexico and California that

apparently regard themselves as not

really part of the United States and

therefore don't care what happens to

their borders we should consider putting

federal troops there immediately I I

meant what would you advise him to do

with respect to uh Israel and the uh

soldiers that were killed uh in Syria or

Jordan wherever it was well first of all

it would be very useful for us to

privately behind the scenes Talk to

these various actors but clear clearly

there is no mission for US forces in the

region on the ground in Iraq or Syria

they're effectively magnets for attack

they have been in that position now for

quite a while there's nothing for them

to do the Isis is not a big issue any

longer between the Iranians and the

Shiite militias they trained and the

Russians Isis has been largely

eliminated I know everyone likes to beat

their chest and argue that we did the

bulk of the work we did not was done by

Iranians and Russia Russians and we

worked with them by the way even the

Iranians that we now want to attack uh

people don't seem to get it and

understand what's real and what isn't

but the bottom line is we should get

them out there's no reason for them to

be there if Iran and Israel are in a war

and we come to the aid uh of Israel will

Russia get involved on the side of Iran

well Russia has made it very clear that

it regards Iran as a strategic partner

of great importance there is an

agreement that's on the table for

Signature by Moscow that would

effectively permanently

arrange uh things to ensure that Russia

does come to Iran's aid but I think

that's a formality Russia will not stand

by and allow us to destroy Iran they

will provide Iran with whatever it needs

to protect itself and they will stand by

Iran by the way the Chinese who have

critical interests in access to the

Persian Gulf and access to to uh East

Africa where they get great quantities

of food will not stand by and do nothing

while we force Iran to submit or die in

which case Iran will fight and probably

close the Suez uh you can write off the

or excuse me not the Suz The Straits of

Hormuz you can write off the Suz along

with the

uh you know the Straits down between

Africa and Y

which I think is called the Gate of

tears those things will all be closed

you know the Chinese have already taken

actions to protect themselves by making

it impossible for us to gain access to a

number of Upstream minerals that we

regard as essential to our national

security and the building of military

equipment they're concerned about what

we're prepared to do we we need to back

away from this this will become Regional

and I would say semi global very quickly

and the greatest danger is that the

Israelis will respond but with the use

of a nuclear weapon particularly as they

watch their cities Tel Aviv hia and so

forth largely annihilated by these

arsenals of missiles and if that were to

happen I think that that would have

catastrophic consequences for Israel in

the world far worse than anything we've

seen thus far Colonel thank you very

much you've just uh experienced the

largest audience you've ever had on this

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uh streaming uh thanks for your time

thanks for your Insight uh we'll talk to

you again soon my friend sure thank you

judge of course

byebye what a uh terrifying picture he

painted but with such logic and

precision uh and understanding coming up

uh for the rest of this week uh all uh

of your regulars Colonel quat Kowski uh

Matt ho professor saaks professor Mir

shimer and of course Scott Ritter judge

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