Few analysts seem to understand that the Über financial elites are calling the shots, both in the US and Europe. This is existential for them because their monopoly is being undermined. They *own* all of the West's leaders. The Israel Lobby are merely their bribery / hit men. I think Trump does have a secret strategy to satisfy them: create a *subterfuge* act pretending to favor and negotiate peace while continuing the proxy war because he knows Russia and Ukraine won't accept his advisors' proposals. He is "moving the needle" a bit to remove some previous blocks in relations with Russia as a gesture of diplomacy, nevertheless the Pentagon is still preparing for war in the Baltics, the Arctic, the Black Sea, Iran, and China. I expect he will not "walk away" from Ukraine but will push European countries to ante-up with more money, weapons and intel services. Meanwhile, European leaders are following their orders to heighten their anti-Russia rhetoric and dig in with their support of Ukraine's war plans. This war can only end with Russia's military victory – and not even that will end the hostilities in the wider conflict.
Let’s face it. If we had listened to and taken the advice of Douglas MacGregor, Glenn Diesen and John Mearsheimer we would have avoided a huge amount of pain and suffering. And what’s true of the past in this regard is true of the present and future. Which is a way of saying we’re crazy not to take your advice. It’s truly amazing how badly we’re mismanaging our affairs.
(If one were to extrapolate that same logic, one would come to realize that what I have to say is the equivalent of what you and John have to say on a more profound, species wide level).
If I were running the American show I would negotiate directly with Putin. I would have Lavrov and whomever the US Secretary of State would be to be in the room and I would allow John Mearsheimer and Sergey Karaganov to work out the basic details of the peace deal between the US and Russia. I would allow John Mearsheimer to articulate his views. I would try to get everyone to follow John’s advice and allow him to take the lead in getting what would hopefully be a lasting peace deal. After an agreement was tentatively made I would then basically tell Ukraine and the Europeans that it is the only logical way forward and pressure them to agree to a final agreement.
I would then insist that everyone watch the documentary film that I’m making which lays out the best way in which the human race as a species can try to save itself from itself and save itself from artificial intelligence.
I would also follow John Mearsheimer’s advice as to what he thinks needs to done in the Middle East and with regard to China.
I would have Doug MacGregor and Daniel Davis as Secretary of defense.
I would have Glenn Diesen as Secretary of State.
I would have Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal as my Press Secretaries.
I would have Judge Napolitano be the head of the Justice Department.
Jerome Powell would stay as chairman of the federal reserve.
How refreshing to hear someone with reason and knowledge to back it up. Thank you, Glenn, for posting this interview with Colonel Macgregor. It gives me hope that we, Americans, are not all idiots.
Its hard to optimistic or foresee any major policy changes, US foreign policies have for so long been little different that that of gangsters , Trump is the John Gotti, of Presidents, nothing sticks to him, arrogant , reckless, and totally oblivious to his own faults.
It seems Machiavelli in his Prince answers you question regarding dominance of emotions, at the expense of rationality in modern Western politics by pointing out the ease with which Prince can acquire principalities that experience extended periods of peace and prosperity, and as a consequence those principalities go through feminization of its male population.
What’s more is that I would use my “course” as the basis of my political platform, and I’d encourage others to follow suit. I’d promote my course as being the basis for a kind of non- religious religion. And I’d insist that my course be the way in which AI is trained so that it is aligned with our best, long term interests.
Same s..t, different day. I skip the repetitive garbage that passes for news and information. Substack not that much different. No one mentions Africa, where it seems the most suffering as far as numbers might be occuring. Asia doesn't seem to exist, aside from China of course. Nor does anyone south of the Rio Grande matter except those big, scary, evil cartels (excuses for expansion). Oh well, back to Wolin, Baldwin,Twain Chomsky, Hedges, Colby, Reischauer, White, and others for more of what was obvious decades and centuries ago. Always elites making the rules, always expansion, always imperialism in one form or another, always wars, always corruption, secrets, lies,and propaganda. Rotting from the inside. Always fools and delusional beliefs. We are all 'Palestinians', smugly thinking it will never happen to us, even as it happens to us. Only the game lives on.
Few analysts seem to understand that the Über financial elites are calling the shots, both in the US and Europe. This is existential for them because their monopoly is being undermined. They *own* all of the West's leaders. The Israel Lobby are merely their bribery / hit men. I think Trump does have a secret strategy to satisfy them: create a *subterfuge* act pretending to favor and negotiate peace while continuing the proxy war because he knows Russia and Ukraine won't accept his advisors' proposals. He is "moving the needle" a bit to remove some previous blocks in relations with Russia as a gesture of diplomacy, nevertheless the Pentagon is still preparing for war in the Baltics, the Arctic, the Black Sea, Iran, and China. I expect he will not "walk away" from Ukraine but will push European countries to ante-up with more money, weapons and intel services. Meanwhile, European leaders are following their orders to heighten their anti-Russia rhetoric and dig in with their support of Ukraine's war plans. This war can only end with Russia's military victory – and not even that will end the hostilities in the wider conflict.
Let’s face it. If we had listened to and taken the advice of Douglas MacGregor, Glenn Diesen and John Mearsheimer we would have avoided a huge amount of pain and suffering. And what’s true of the past in this regard is true of the present and future. Which is a way of saying we’re crazy not to take your advice. It’s truly amazing how badly we’re mismanaging our affairs.
(If one were to extrapolate that same logic, one would come to realize that what I have to say is the equivalent of what you and John have to say on a more profound, species wide level).
All thoroughly depressing; no reason for optimism whatsoever.
If I were running the American show I would negotiate directly with Putin. I would have Lavrov and whomever the US Secretary of State would be to be in the room and I would allow John Mearsheimer and Sergey Karaganov to work out the basic details of the peace deal between the US and Russia. I would allow John Mearsheimer to articulate his views. I would try to get everyone to follow John’s advice and allow him to take the lead in getting what would hopefully be a lasting peace deal. After an agreement was tentatively made I would then basically tell Ukraine and the Europeans that it is the only logical way forward and pressure them to agree to a final agreement.
I would then insist that everyone watch the documentary film that I’m making which lays out the best way in which the human race as a species can try to save itself from itself and save itself from artificial intelligence.
I would also follow John Mearsheimer’s advice as to what he thinks needs to done in the Middle East and with regard to China.
I would have Doug MacGregor and Daniel Davis as Secretary of defense.
I would have Glenn Diesen as Secretary of State.
I would have Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal as my Press Secretaries.
I would have Judge Napolitano be the head of the Justice Department.
Jerome Powell would stay as chairman of the federal reserve.
Jeffrey Sachs would be the Embassador to China.
Stephen Walter would be the Embassador to Russia.
Etc.
This is what I would do…
Sachs or Larry Wilkerson as Prez. Mike Hudson or Stephanie Kelton in Treasury!
How refreshing to hear someone with reason and knowledge to back it up. Thank you, Glenn, for posting this interview with Colonel Macgregor. It gives me hope that we, Americans, are not all idiots.
Its hard to optimistic or foresee any major policy changes, US foreign policies have for so long been little different that that of gangsters , Trump is the John Gotti, of Presidents, nothing sticks to him, arrogant , reckless, and totally oblivious to his own faults.
It seems Machiavelli in his Prince answers you question regarding dominance of emotions, at the expense of rationality in modern Western politics by pointing out the ease with which Prince can acquire principalities that experience extended periods of peace and prosperity, and as a consequence those principalities go through feminization of its male population.
What’s more is that I would use my “course” as the basis of my political platform, and I’d encourage others to follow suit. I’d promote my course as being the basis for a kind of non- religious religion. And I’d insist that my course be the way in which AI is trained so that it is aligned with our best, long term interests.
Same s..t, different day. I skip the repetitive garbage that passes for news and information. Substack not that much different. No one mentions Africa, where it seems the most suffering as far as numbers might be occuring. Asia doesn't seem to exist, aside from China of course. Nor does anyone south of the Rio Grande matter except those big, scary, evil cartels (excuses for expansion). Oh well, back to Wolin, Baldwin,Twain Chomsky, Hedges, Colby, Reischauer, White, and others for more of what was obvious decades and centuries ago. Always elites making the rules, always expansion, always imperialism in one form or another, always wars, always corruption, secrets, lies,and propaganda. Rotting from the inside. Always fools and delusional beliefs. We are all 'Palestinians', smugly thinking it will never happen to us, even as it happens to us. Only the game lives on.