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Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
Scott Ritter & Larry Johnson | INTEL Roundtable | July 3, 2025
Source: Judge Napolitano - Judging Freedom youtube
Key Points
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Ukraine Conflict and U.S. Support
- Scott Ritter: Russia remains firm on its "special military operation" goals in Ukraine, including territorial demands, reducing Ukraine’s military, and blocking NATO membership. Russia advances across front lines, targeting infrastructure.
- U.S. is cutting critical munitions (e.g., Patriot missiles, artillery) due to depleted stockpiles, leaving Ukraine vulnerable. Ritter calls Ukraine a "hospice patient" nearing collapse.
- Larry Johnson: U.S. can’t ramp up production for modern warfare, contrasting slow F-35 production (18-24 months) with WWII-era B-24 bombers (18 hours).
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Trump-Putin Dialogue
- Ritter: Recent Trump-Putin call focused on re-engagement, Iran, Gaza, and cultural exchanges to counter U.S. Russophobia, not Ukraine specifically. Putin reiterated Russia’s unyielding stance.
- Johnson: Putin’s talks with Trump and Macron tested for softening on Russia’s demands, which remain firm on addressing war’s root causes and new territorial realities.
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Iran’s Nuclear Program
- Ritter: Iranian officials (Oct 2024) claimed near nuclear weapons capability, fueling U.S./Israeli fears. Iran’s 60% enriched uranium makes it a threshold state, though no final bomb decision exists.
- Iran agreed (June 2025) to limit enrichment to 3.75% and allow U.S. inspectors, but U.S.-Israeli strikes (June 12-13) disrupted this. Ritter urges Iran to avoid provocative rhetoric; both criticize Israel’s IAEA influence.
- Johnson: Loss of IAEA access blinded Western intelligence on Iran’s program, necessitating Russia’s help to restore inspections.
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Israel-Iran Conflict
- Ritter: Iran’s missile strikes (using older missiles) heavily damaged Israeli military/intelligence sites, overwhelming defenses with maneuvering warheads and decoys. Iran reserved advanced hypersonic missiles.
- Johnson: Israel’s small size makes it vulnerable (e.g., one airport loss halts civilian flights), unlike Iran, which absorbs damage due to its size and population.
- Both: Netanyahu’s U.S. visit (post-July 4, 2025) seeks continued support, domestic political leverage, and intelligence restoration. Rumors of B-2 bomber transfers dismissed due to Israel’s history of leaking U.S. tech.
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Netanyahu’s Agenda
- Ritter: Netanyahu aims to project U.S. support for his leadership, avoid escalation with Iran, and navigate domestic legal issues, with Trump interfering via sanction threats.
- Johnson: Israel needs IAEA access to rebuild intelligence networks in Iran after exposing operatives.
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Scott Ritter | Everything Has Changed: Trump Now Faces a New World with Iran and Russia! | July 1, 2025
Larry C. Johnson | Israel Retreats After Iran’s Bold Offensive! | Ukraine's Case DIES Quietly...| June 27, 2025
Prof. Seyed M. Marandi | Iran - Israel War Is Not Over | June 26, 2025
Source: Glenn Diesen youtube
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Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi discusses why the end of the war is only temporary.
Col. Douglas Macgregor | Iran-Israel War is NOT OVER | June 25, 2025
Source: Daniel Davis youtube
Description:
President Donald Trump declared that the conflict between Israel and Iran is "over," citing exhaustion on both sides and claiming that U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were decisive and successful. He suggested that Iran would now step back from its nuclear ambitions.
In response, defense analyst Col. Douglas Macgregor strongly disagreed, criticizing Trump's assertion as premature, misleading, and based more on belief than fact. He argued the war is far from over and the strikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Macgregor believes the narrative of total success is a political fabrication, unsupported by intelligence, and destined to collapse over time.
He also warned about the danger of U.S. leadership ignoring its own intelligence community in favor of Israeli information, claiming this risks demoralizing American institutions. He compared Trump's approach unfavorably to past presidents like Nixon, who were more skeptical and thorough with intelligence. Macgregor concluded that both Israel and Iran remain at war, and the broader conflict involving the Muslim world is far from resolved.
President Donald Trump declared that the conflict between Israel and Iran is "over," citing exhaustion on both sides and claiming that U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were decisive and successful. He suggested that Iran would now step back from its nuclear ambitions.
In response, defense analyst Col. Douglas Macgregor strongly disagreed, criticizing Trump's assertion as premature, misleading, and based more on belief than fact. He argued the war is far from over and the strikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Macgregor believes the narrative of total success is a political fabrication, unsupported by intelligence, and destined to collapse over time.
He also warned about the danger of U.S. leadership ignoring its own intelligence community in favor of Israeli information, claiming this risks demoralizing American institutions. He compared Trump's approach unfavorably to past presidents like Nixon, who were more skeptical and thorough with intelligence. Macgregor concluded that both Israel and Iran remain at war, and the broader conflict involving the Muslim world is far from resolved.
