Posted on 07/12/2023 9:31:53 PM PDT by Midwesterner53
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter is touring Russian cities and claiming Ukraine will lose the war. Why do he and other disgraced Americans insist on defending Putin's rhetoric?
Russian propaganda outlets have loved quoting Americans they believe are arguing in Moscow's favour ever since the 2014 invasion of Ukraine, and even more so since the full-scale attack launched in February last year.
While the concept of Western intellectuals kowtowing to Soviet leadership – and downplaying their crimes – was relatively common during the Cold War, it has gained new momentum since Russian President Vladimir Putin made clear his plans to either break up or occupy the entirety of Ukraine.
Ritter is a convicted sex offender, having been caught exposing himself to minors online on several occasions. He served a year and a half in prison. Despite this, he claims he was being targeted by the US administration for his opposition to the war in Iraq.
(Excerpt) Read more at euronews.com ...
Because their loyalty for Youcrayne is stronger than their loyalty to the US.
Colonel MacGregor was a staff officer in an Armored Cavalry squadron in 1991. He has often written about the actions of his squadron, but he was not in command of that, or of any of its Troops. MacGregor is often confused with General McMaster, who was CO of the Troop involved in the famous fight at 23 Easting. McMaster got the medals and promotions out of that, reaching Lt Gen. He was for a while Trumps Nat Sec Advisor.
Because there are some things even Churchill and Stalin could agree on.
Lol!
Professionally, yes.
I’m glad I retired, the stress was murderous. But I loved it at the time. Decades of that and I’m not in good shape.
There is zero room for error in infrastructure projects. That is something to strive for in life. As old Freddy the Great said, “scoundrels! Do you want to live forever?”
The man was a UN arms inspector who ended up right about Iraq while neocons claimed he was wrong.
This man was an arms control negotiator who wants peace with Russia not war like these crazy neocons on this website.
The other way to look at it is about the way one gathers expertise. It is about the collection of details, or of practise. Masses of details. It becomes a subconscious database. That probably sounds quite Zen. But it’s true anyway.
I’m sure we agree on many conservative issues.
"Douglas Abbott Macgregor (born January 4, 1953)[1] is a retired U.S. Army colonel and government official, and an author, consultant, and television commentator.[2] He played a significant role on the battlefield in the Gulf War and the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. His 1997 book Breaking the Phalanx established him as an influential if unconventional theorist of military strategy. His thinking contributed to the US strategy in its 2003 invasion of Iraq.
After leaving the military in 2004, he became more politically active. In 2020, President Donald Trump proposed Macgregor as ambassador to Germany, but the 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, a post he held for less than three months. Trump also controversially appointed him to the board of West Point Academy, his alma mater.[3]
Military career
Macgregor led a contingent of 49 fighting vehicles in "the last great tank battle of the 20th century" without suffering any casualties.Macgregor was the "squadron operations officer who essentially directed the Battle of 73 Easting" during the Gulf War.[7] Facing an Iraqi Republican Guard opponent, he led a contingent of 19 tanks, 26 Bradley Fighting Vehicles and four M1064 mortar carriers through the sandstorm to the 73 Easting on 26 February 1991, and in a 23-minute battle destroyed almost 70 Iraqi armored vehicles with no U.S. casualties. He was at the front center of the formation with Eagle Troop on the right and Ghost Troop on the left. Macgregor designated Eagle Troop the main attack and positioned himself to its left. Eagle Troop Scouts subsequently followed Macgregor's tank through a minefield during which his crew destroyed two enemy tanks. As Macgregor was firing from the front line, he didn't "request artillery support or report events to superiors until the battle was virtually over, according to one of his superior officers", taking risks which "could have been criticized had the fight turned ugly".[7]
At a November 1993 exercise at the Army's National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, Lt. Col. Macgregor's unit vastly outperformed its peers against the "Opposition Force (OPFOR)". The series of five battles usually end in four losses and a draw for the visiting units; his unit won three, lost one, and drew one. Macgregor's unit dispersed widely, took unconventional risks, and anticipated enemy movements.[7]"
Lol hearing people criticize the Russian govt these days is pretty hysterical. Take a look around.
I’m a Zen Buddhist, ya ken?
I have no idea. I thought you were some sort of fantasy character.
I refer of course to “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”, Robert Pirsig.
McMaster led Troop E, “Eagle”.
In HIS personal account he doesn’t mention MacGregor for anything but hitting a mine.
https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2016/2/26/eagle-troop-at-the-battle-of-73-easting
Add to that, the characterization of the battle in the wiki article is substantially different. There is no mention of MacGregor in a command role. However, there is considerable mention of Lt. Colonel Mike Kobbe, the actual commander of 2nd Squadron, 2ACR.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_73_Easting
Note: Squadron here means a batallion size unit, and Troop=company. 2ACR was equivalent to a brigade.
What was our national interest in Kosovo?
Bkmk
| In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled Why do disgraced Americans like Scott Ritter spout pro-Putin propaganda in Russia?, buwaya wrote: |
McMaster led Troop E, “Eagle”. In HIS personal account he doesn’t mention MacGregor for anything but hitting a mine. https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2016/2/26/eagle-troop-at-the-battle-of-73-easting Add to that, the characterization of the battle in the wiki article is substantially different. There is no mention of MacGregor in a command role. However, there is considerable mention of Lt. Colonel Mike Kobbe, the actual commander of 2nd Squadron, 2ACR. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_73_Easting Note: Squadron here means a batallion size unit, and Troop=company. 2ACR was equivalent to a brigade. |
You seem to be nitpicking at strawmen. I said he was a decorated combat veteran with a PhD in International affairs and you return with slice and dice, how many men in a battalion etc.
You're trying to say McMaster was more experienced yada yada - I never said he wasn't.
You're saying he wasn't a commander - I didn't say he was, but here's a quote from from his resume that shows he was a commander from 1992 to 1994.
I said he was a decorated combat veteran, and he was:
Trump Fired General McMaster and he never fired Col MacGregor.
Probably, it wasn’t worth the effort to fire a mere colonel
“... proxy war disaster.”
What proxy war?
Russia invaded Ukraine.
The West is assisting Ukraine defend itself from a military invasion and conquest. Just like we did for
-Europe and Asia in WWII
-South Korea
-South Vietnam
-Lebanon
-Kuwait
So you don’t believe in Ukraine defending itself. Who else are you willing to let be invaded and conquered by tyrannical dictators? South Korea? Taiwan? Moldova? The Baltic States?
Quisling.
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