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IMO, a very reasonable assessment of the Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Iran conflicts:

Colonel Douglas Macgregor: Daniel Davis/Deep Dive 4/17/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-uLhQ5D-fY

RayAmerica says

IMO, a very reasonable assessment of the Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Iran conflicts:

Colonel Douglas Macgregor: Daniel Davis/Deep Dive 4/17/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-uLhQ5D-fY

People have to stop quoting and posting anything this guy says. https://www.polygraph.info/a/fact-check-how-russia-uses-retired-us-colonel-s-ukraine-misinformation-for-domestic-propaganda-/6972765.html

Is Ukraine going to "win" in the end, no. But this guy has been so wrong every step of the way I'm not sure why anyone takes him seriously anymore. He's literally been wrong on all of his predictions. Eventually a broken clock is on time and he'll eventually get lucky and say "see I told you so." That's what Macgregor is, a broken clock pundit looking for post retirement money. That podcast literally has 5k subs. He's literally going to bottom of the barrel channels to get his BS content out.

Get him on a legit channel that questions him. Doesn't pander to his FORMER status. He'll get his ass handed to him.

Latest from Col. Douglas Macgregor:

Col. Douglas Macgregor: The Media is Lying - Putin Knows EXACTLY What He's Doing!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4YEF79-9EE

Need to stop with MacGregor. He's a Colonel. Bullshit artist looking for his fame. He's been wrong about everything about Ukraine and Russia. He's not even a General. Yes a higher rank, but no where near the top. He has no inside sources that can tell him anything without them risking their rank and job. We're pushing 3 years now with this clown.

I really don't care about the conflict, but I've never seen a personality wrong 100% of the time. He's going on podcasts that have 8k subs for christ sake. It's podcasters thinking he'll give them a boost.

WookieMan says

"Need to stop with MacGregor. He's a Colonel. Bullshit artist... He's been wrong about everything about Ukraine and Russia... I've never seen a personality wrong 100% of the time..."

How is MacGregor wrong?

Is Ukraine winning and taking back Eastern Ukraine and the Crimea? Answer: No.

How about the Kursk invasion - Is Ukraine advancing towards Moscow? Answer No.

In fact, the entire Ukrainian front collapsed and Ukraine is suffering a massive humiliating defeat.

Great synopsis from Col. Macgregor regarding the latest developments of the Middle East and the lost cause in Ukraine:

COL. Douglas Macgregor: Israel is getting SLAUGHTERED in Lebanon, Americans are trapped

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWS1DoNRWq4

RayAmerica says

COL. Douglas Macgregor: Israel is getting SLAUGHTERED in Lebanon, Americans are trapped

LOL.

Israel has a few million people. If soldiers were getting slaughtered, there's no way to hide it.

You can hide 1000 soldiers getting slaughtered among 100s of millions in an army of half a million or more. You can't in a country of a few million were every 18-year old serves.

They just knocked out the THIRD replacement for Nasrallah in barely as many days. RyLiberty must be shitting his pants in depression.

The_Deplorable says

How is MacGregor wrong?

Is Ukraine winning and taking back Eastern Ukraine and the Crimea? Answer: No.

How about the Kursk invasion - Is Ukraine advancing towards Moscow? Answer No.

In fact, the entire Ukrainian front collapsed and Ukraine is suffering a massive humiliating defeat.

He said that Russia would win in weeks. It's been years. I'm talking about the douche bags predictions, duh? He's been wrong every step of the way. Prove otherwise?

He's also made other predictions that have been wrong. He's a fucking colonel. Not a general. He's a dip shit. Just own he doesn't know anyone or what he's talking about. He's a regular citizen that has no information. Fine he was higher ranked, doesn't negate that he's a fucking retard with bad teeth.

I've said numerous times, I don't have a pony in this race. Russia looks like shit. Fact. US looks like shit. Fact. Ukraine always looked like shit. Fact. What is the outcome you want? All are bad. I don't know if you're voting for Trump but this is his god damn point. This is stupid. It's a Eurasian war that could last 10 more years and cost 1M+ lives in a time of general peace.

Fact is Mcgregor is an idiot. You know it too. He's going on podcasts with 5k subs, not 3M. He's an attention whore that knows nothing. I think you know that as well. You just side with an idiot.

WookieMan says

"He said that Russia would win in weeks."

No he didn't.

Russia is fighting a war of attrition and it is working! The Ukrainian front has collapsed
and Ukrainians are surrendering by the thousands.

Ukrainian ground forces were just active inside Russia proper in Kursk Oblast.

The Russians themselves don't dispute this.

It's all propaganda. Ukraine is on Western Life Support with 4-5M people as refugees who will probably never return and would have long since collapsed with the US and EU paying the pensions and salaries and repairing all the infrastructure damage and providing constant replacement of industrial and military vehicles.

But also, Russia has a crapsack of an Army that SHOULD have overwhelmed Ukraine by sheer force of numbers, but made a series of dumb decisions and ended up having to retreat because the UA units they ploughed out of the way were able to reform and then cut their supply lines behind them. Now it's all drones and missile strikes and small unit actions here and there.

AmericanKulak says

Russia has a crapsack of an Army that SHOULD have overwhelmed Ukraine by sheer force of numbers, but made a series of dumb decisions

One other reason as well - Putin found out after the invasion that much of the money earmarked to equip, maintain, and supply tanks and related equipment was pilfered leaving many units with hardware that was unfit to deploy.

The_Deplorable says

WookieMan says

"He said that Russia would win in weeks."

No he didn't.

Russia is fighting a war of attrition and it is working! The Ukrainian front has collapsed
and Ukrainians are surrendering by the thousands.

Read my friend. Watch. He's been wrong the whole way: https://www.newsweek.com/what-putin-wing-ex-colonel-douglas-macgregor-has-said-about-ukraine-war-1689802

He's stupid. Not really an argument to be had. He's not even top brass and has no insider info. He's looking to get a gig on a network as a military analyst. That's his game. He's been wrong for over 2 years and counting.

I give no shits about Ukraine and Russia. They'll always be in combat till we die. Fuck 'em. Macgregor is a fucking moron though. Eventually he'll be right, but a broken clock is right twice a day. Maybe he'll get once a year if he's lucky?

richwicks says

At least he recognizes at this point there's no way for Ukraine to win this conflict,

Does winning mean getting the russians to leave and you live with the ruins and destruction of the country and the massive amounts of dead citizens?

komputodo says

richwicks says

At least he recognizes at this point there's no way for Ukraine to win this conflict,

Does winning mean getting the russians to leave and you live with the ruins and destruction of the country and the massive amounts of dead citizens?

If the Russians win they have to deal with the destruction. I guess that's a win? Stupid war either way. Russia is not winning by any metric. They will if a cease fire agreement does happen, but there are no signs of Russia winning 3 years deep into this. This is a decade long war.

Voting Trump, but his bluster on this is BS. This has devolved way too much. Russia now knows we have the Israel situation on our hands. They can do what they want including war crimes. They'll just start killing civilians and mowing them down. I don't agree, but we'll defend Israel over Ukraine. I don't want to defend any of them. They produce literally nothing for Americans.

This war could have been ended 2 years ago had not Boris flown in last minute to piss and shit all over the peace agreement that was signature ready between the Ukes and the Russkies.

WookieMan says

Russia is not winning by any metric.

Ukraine is not part of NATO and the world is more aware of globalist meddling. That is not a loss for Russia

Onvacation says

WookieMan says

Russia is not winning by any metric.

Ukraine is not part of NATO and the world is more aware of globalist meddling. That is not a loss for Russia

I've made dozens of comments on this. I give little to no shits about either country. We held 2 countries for at least 15 years each. We lost more people in Chicago in that time than soldiers in those two countries. Russia and Ukraine have both likely lost 6 figures plus compared to about 4,800 over a decade in a half with our shit show in the ME. Really think about it. It's nearing just 3 years.

Russia looks weak. Ukraine was never dominant in anything. My prediction is Ukraine gives up land and joins NATO in a peace deal. That's a major loss to Russia. They're walled in. That's the end game here. Give them the land, but Russia done fucked up in the long run. There's no other way to spin it. I don't want to give Ukraine anymore money, but I know what the goals are.

We're building a wall and this is the last brick. Using Ukraine as a pawn while weakening Russia. Ukraine will be a NATO country at some point.

Fact is Russia has had plenty of time to come to the table. They won't. Why? There's no one actually thinking of even invading them. They made their own bed. I don't care if nukes get lobbed. I don't fear death because you can't avoid it and I'm not sure I want to grow super old. Give me the codes and this would have been done 2 years ago.

Trump, the Economy & World War III: Col. Douglas Macgregor’s Shocking Predictions


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omnMNMyDGPo

Russia is losing the war in Ukraine? Really? Not according to the maps that show Russian occupied territory.

Col Doug Macgregor: Maps of Ukraine Tell the Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEM5a6QrweI

MacGregor is a total fruitcake

His latest claim is that Egypt is preparing to invade Israel.

https://x.com/DougAMacgregor/status/1885811363794362482

AmericanKulak says

MacGregor is a total fruitcake

His latest claim is that Egypt is preparing to invade Israel.

https://x.com/DougAMacgregor/status/1885811363794362482

The fucker has no shame.

Been saying it for years here. Guy is an idiot. He's a damn Colonel. He's not even a General. He's insignificant.

Expert analysis provided by Col. Douglas Macgregor ...

BREAKING: Tucker and Doug Macgregor React to Proposed Ceasefire Deal Between Ukraine and Russia



View video interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvbd6HAziaE

Latest from Col. Douglas MacGregor. “The Pentagon has no strategy, only targets” and a lot more:

https://rumble.com/v6w9q7e-colonel-macgregor-the-pentagon-has-no-strategy-only-targets.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_a

RayAmerica says

Latest from Col. Douglas MacGregor. “The Pentagon has no strategy, only targets” and a lot more:

https://rumble.com/v6w9q7e-colonel-macgregor-the-pentagon-has-no-strategy-only-targets.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_a

If he's so smart and knows everything, why wasn't he a general? It's the equivalent of Pink Floyds drummer saying he wrote all the songs. Was he in the room maybe. But he was't the head honcho. Probably doesn't even talk to Roger Waters or David Gilmour anymore, but will chime in about stuff he knows nothing about.

While a high ranking military guy 20 years ago, that doesn't mean shit. I really wish people would stop giving this guy the time of day. He just wants to talk to get paid about stuff he has no idea about. Fine he was an advisor for Trump..... to make money. He was a middle of the road officer that likely was an ass kisser. Look at the table at the bottom for his rank. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_(United_States)#cite_note-authorized-1

Also, he couldn't hold a job that long...

After retiring from the military in 2004, Macgregor became more politically active. In 2020, president Donald Trump proposed him as the U.S. ambassador to Germany, but the U.S. Senate blocked the nomination. On November 11, 2020, a Pentagon spokesperson announced that Macgregor had been hired to serve as senior advisor to the acting secretary of defense,[5] a post he held for less than three months. Trump also appointed him to the board of the U.S. Military Academy, but the appointment was terminated by president Joe Biden in 2021.[6] Macgregor's commentary has been noted for placing a lower significance on Ukraine, illegal immigrants and refugees than competing priorities in terms of overall U.S. foreign relations considerations.[7][8][9]

The Senators are mostly attorneys. They can spot a liar a mile away as they are themselves. They didn't approve him to be an ambassador. Don't believe a word that comes out of this guys mouth.

WookieMan says

"If he's so smart and knows everything, why wasn't he a general?"

I stopped reading right here because this is another ad hominem attack against
Douglas MacGregor. Give it a rest, you are wasting our time and bandwidth.

The_Deplorable says

WookieMan says

"If he's so smart and knows everything, why wasn't he a general?"

I stopped reading right here because this is another ad hominem attack against
Douglas MacGregor. Give it a rest, you are wasting our time and bandwidth.

good old “if you so smart why aren’t you a president?”

having worked gov i can say smartest people don’t go far. narcissistic people do.

RayAmerica says

Douglas Macgregor is a decorated combat veteran, t

Oh boy.

Fortwaye says

good old “if you so smart why aren’t you a president?”

He was mid level management so to speak in the military. He managed a walmart store. Was no where near CEO. Yet he goes on podcast with 200k followers where 90% won't even watch it. The 10% that do will stop watching after 30-60 seconds of his drivel if they have a working brain.

The_Deplorable says

I stopped reading right here because this is another ad hominem attack against
Douglas MacGregor. Give it a rest, you are wasting our time and bandwidth.

I've got the time is the beauty of it and planty of bandwidth. Clearly you are triggered thinking this guy is all knowing. Ukraine war should be over 3 years ago according to him. He knows nothing. This is why I don't make predictions. You get your ass handed to you and lose all credibility.

If I could ban a non-patnet user being posted about he's #1. Congress critters wouldn't even have him be a do nothing ambassador to a nation we're allies with. Lots of respect there... lol. That speaks volumes about what people, not just me think of the guy. Only worked 3 months with the Trump admin T1? Come on you guys are losing your shit with a Colonel. What is the purpose of defending him. 20+ years out of military service. Pension wasn't enough so he has to shovel shit like this.

WookieMan says

"He managed a walmart store. Was no where near CEO."

Good grief, what makes you think that a CEO is smarter and more capable
than a Walmart Manager? Rank has nothing to do with smarts and ability -
just look at Joe "The Lights Are On And Nobody Is Home" Biden.

The_Deplorable says

WookieMan says

"If he's so smart and knows everything, why wasn't he a general?"

I stopped reading right here because this is another ad hominem attack against
Douglas MacGregor. Give it a rest, you are wasting our time and bandwidth.

Generals are nothing more than military politicians these days. Most have not even seen combat.

The_Deplorable says

WookieMan says
"He managed a walmart store. Was no where near CEO."

Good grief, what makes you think that a CEO is smarter and more capable
than a Walmart Manager? Rank has nothing to do with smarts and ability -
just look at Joe "The Lights Are On And Nobody Is Home" Biden.

You can compare apples to oranges. It say he was denied ambassadorship to Germany by senate, probably one of the easiest ones to get. Only lasted 3 months on the Trump team. He's been out of the military 20 years. Almost anyone he knew intelligence wise has retired likely. So he has no inside knowledge of anything.

For the people in tech, take 20 years off and tell me at an older age you'd know everything still in todays times. Nope. Same with me for real estate and it's only been 6-7 years. I'll know more than the average person that never did it, but someone my same age still in that industry would know more.

He currently has no access to classified information. Any contact that is "maybe" still active cannot share that info. He has as much of a clue what is going on in any situation as any civilian, because that's what he is. He also says stuff that he says will happen and it never does. He's a blowhard flat out liar. Keeps moving the goal posts on Ukraine because he keeps being wrong.

Any common retard knows Europe and the US don't want Russia moving further west. You trigger Article 5 of NATO and it's automatic WWIII. If that's what Russia wants then they'd have to use nukes. First target is Europe. First one lands they'd have nukes coming from 4 sides and couldn't defend a thing. Mcgregor talks like average citizens don't know this stuff. Maybe only 20% do, but that's 10's of millions. He looks like an idiot any time he opens his mouth

Also any military brass is likely less trusted than politicians. He goes on podcast with 80-200k subscribers. Most of which don't watch regularly. Basically talking in a hotel conference room in Rockford, IL or Stevens Point, WI. No one cares what he has to say is the point. Not one user has influenced me at all that he's someone that should be listened to. He's been wrong every step of the way. Prove otherwise.

WookieMan says

You trigger Article 5 of NATO and it's automatic WWIII

That bullshit is a common misconception. There is nothing in the NATO charter specifying what an Article 5 response should be. In fact, it is deliberately kept vague and noncommittal.

This language is relatively flexible. It permits each NATO member to decide for itself what action should be taken to address an armed attack on a NATO ally. It does not require any member to respond with military force, although it permits such responses as a matter of international law. A member may decide that instead of responding with force, it will send military equipment to NATO allies or impose sanctions on the aggressor.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/natos-article-5-collective-defense-obligations-explained

This is why the US should leave NATO. Now. Because if the Russians do call Article 5's bluff, the US won't/can't do shit anyway (because it's not the 50s or even the 80s when we had shitloads of troops and materiel stationed in Europe and Germany had one of the best militiaries in the world according to Jane's Defense). The entire world will see what a fucking paper tiger NATO really is in general and the US commitment to allies in particular. This will negatively impact our other defense alliances - especially in Asia.

Not that I mind the ultimate outcome. I just would rather we prevent the destruction of US credibility that way.

PanicanDemoralizer says

RayAmerica says

Douglas Macgregor is a decorated combat veteran, t

Oh boy.

Your belittling sarcasm is noted. I wonder how your life experiences compare, aside of course, from your vast experience as a very brave keyboard warrior.

In comparison, Macgregor, whom you mock, along with his REAL combat experiences, was educated at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned his PhD in International Affairs at Virginia University. Macgregor served in the first Trump Administration as a Presidential Advisor. Macgregor also speaks fluent German and is considered to be an expert in German military history. He’s also authored several books and is a sought after international public speaker.

Now just for fun, in comparison Mr. Panicans, how about giving us your educational and background information. We already know that you have a whopping ‘10 followers’ on this website so you don’t have to list that, but by all means fill in the blanks on all the rest. I for one promise to do my best not to laugh but hereby make absolutely no guarantees.

MolotovCocktail says

Because if the Russians do call Article 5's bluff

Russia isn't in a position to attack anyone else, much less succeed.

RayAmerica says

Now just for fun, in comparison Mr. Panicans, how about giving us your educational and background information

Yes. Let's all play the same credentialist bullshit that the Sneetches of the Left engage in.

RayAmerica says

In comparison, Macgregor, whom you mock, along with his REAL combat experiences, was educated at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned his PhD in International Affairs at Virginia University. Macgregor served in the first Trump Administration as a Presidential Advisor. Macgregor also speaks fluent German and is considered to be an expert in German military history. He’s also authored several books and is a sought after international public speaker.

Things have changed from the 1970's to early 2000's. He got declined to be the German Ambassador. Clearly no one thought he was a good candidate. He was only on Trump's admin for 3 months. There's no evidence that he's qualified for anything. He's been wrong on everything Ukraine.

There are smarter military minds. He just trying to make money. Until you realize that you won't understand. All the ex military are trying to make money off something they did 10-15 years ago. Their skills are useless in the current climate.

WookieMan says

"Any common retard knows Europe and the US don't want Russia moving further west."

Russia is not moving West. It is the Globalist Nazis who are moving East. They bombed
Yugoslavia for three months on a pack of lies and then they invaded Georgia because they
thought they were running the planet! And now in Ukraine they suffered a humiliating defeat
and they go on pretending they are winning! The Globalist Nazis are refusing to accept the
fact that this is no longer a Unipolar world.