Here is an admittedly long interview (2 hours) with Col. Douglas MacGregor with an interviewer who is a military studies academic. The headline of this interview is never actually mentioned in the discussion (not MacGregor's choice) and the interviewer has a terrible problem with being concise---but if you can push all that aside, it is a good opportunity to listen to MacGregor's assessment of the current situation in Ukraine, along with his thought on the delusionary thinking that brought it about, and what would be required to restore a rational defense strategy when the current paradigm basically crashes and burns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIIM043x_FI
I watched it because I was down and out with illness, but it is a refreshing example of how someone can think clearly about a major existential problem.
Col. Douglas MacGregor is an excellent military analyst.
The Interviewer, however, seems to be a pompous bag of fouled hot air who thinks more of himself than he should.
"but if you can push all that aside", "MacGregor's assessment of the current situation in Ukraine" is excellent and spot on.
Had to log in just to agree with you ;-) I've been following McGregor for a few months now and he is really one of the few analysts that knows what he is talking about, doesn't over speculate and doesn't pull any punches.
In any case, that interviewer was infuriating by continually interrupting McGregor right when he's about to make a good point or elaborate on his answer. The interviewer kept bloviating on some side issue or was trying to impress McGregor (or the audience) with his knowledge.
Wish I had a couple hours, I like the way MacGregor presents his arguments. And, I have always respected Iron Eagles, they care more about the military than playing politics to get promoted.
I’m curious, does he touch on the fact Russia is using the Ukraine conflict to inflict damage on NATO and the EU? I think this is really the biggest part of the story. For the price of slowly dismantling the Ukrainian military, Putin is draining NATO weapons stockpiles and creating civil unrest in Europe.
He does mention that Russia may have noticed the Ukrainian tendency to throw 300-500 troops into the Bakhmut contest, about half of which are foreign troops. The Russians are quite happy to obliterate them.