[Judge Napolitano - Col. Douglas Macgregor - Iran Hits Israel. What's Next? - Oct 2, 2024 - Transcript]

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[Judge Napolitano interviews Col Douglas Macgregor on the Iranian missile attack on Israel and the likely consequences.

Key points include:

Zelensky visited the US but went home mostly empty-handed, though some promises were made.

The war in Ukraine is considered lost, but the facade is being maintained until after the US election.

The US is "on autopilot" towards a major regional war in the Middle East.

The Israeli assassination of Nasrallah couldn't have happened without US support and technology.

Netanyahu is waging "a ruthless war of extermination against his enemies."

The US appears to have encouraged Israel to invade southern Lebanon.

There are questions about the constitutionality of US involvement in these conflicts.

Concerns about potential US losses in the Middle East and difficulty concealing them.

Iran, Russia, and potentially other Islamic countries may confront Israel with "overwhelming deadly force."

Jordan's King Abdullah criticized Israel at the UN but used his military to defend Israel against Iranian missiles.

Iran's missile attack on Israel included some hypersonic missiles that penetrated air defenses.

President Biden claimed the Iranian attack was "defeated and ineffective."

There's a struggle in Iran between moderates and hardliners over how to respond to Israel.

Russia is advising restraint to Iran, but this may not be the right approach in the Middle East.

China is concerned about potential closure of the Straits of Hormuz.

Netanyahu has "exploited October 7 well beyond its initial meaning" to expand Israel's borders.

The Israeli economy is "in ruins" but supported by US backing.

Turkey may eventually enter the conflict, and Jordan and Egypt may "explode."

The assassination of Nasrallah may stiffen resolve within Hezbollah rather than fundamentally change anything.

"Knowing when to stop is genius," but this is lacking in Washington, Kiev, and Jerusalem.

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[TRANSCRIPT - Words: 4982 - Duration: 33:45 mins]

Judge Napolitano: Hi, everyone. Judge Andrew Napolitano here for Judging Freedom. Today is Wednesday, October second, 2024. Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins us now. Colonel, no matter what we're about to discuss, it's always a pleasure and a gift for me to be able to pick your brain.

So last week, President Zelensky came to the United States, visited an arms manufacturer in Scranton, Pennsylvania, gave a speech at the UN, made the rounds at Washington, went home empty handed. Prime Minister Netanyahu gave a very belligerent, belligerent, contemptuous speech to an empty General Assembly chamber, went to an office in the same building and ordered a murder 5,000 miles away, which took place. What do you see happening?

Col Doug Macgregor: Well, as I understand it, that Zelensky did not go home completely empty handed, that some promises were made for more money and equipment.

Now, how much it was, I've heard various figures. I think we have to accept the fact that the war is obviously lost in Ukraine. I don't think there are very many people who privately reject that notion, but they're going to sustain the facade that there is a Ukrainian government of some significance in Kiev, at least until after the election. So he was treated accordingly.

I think the other issue is a much more serious one right now because everything strikes me in Washington as kind of being on Autopilot. We're sort of flying as a nation in the direction of a major regional war in the Middle East. And we're treating the Ukrainian disaster with the usual disinterest that arises when it becomes clear that you've lost. All of it is bad news for the American people. And what was even more striking to me than what you've mentioned is that last night the word "Ukraine" did not even come up for discussion. I had hoped that perhaps future Vice president Vance would have at least asked about Ukraine and what had happened to the hundreds of billions of dollars and many millions of tons of equipment and ammunition that had been shipped over there. But it never came up.

Judge Napolitano: How dangerous was the Israeli assassination of Nasrallah using 160,000 pounds of bombs to kill one person and a dozen or so people around him?

Col Doug Macgregor: I think we need to understand that it could not have happened at all without us. We have considerable ISR assets, air force and army navy engaged in supporting the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and its attacks on Lebanon.

So I think that's the first thing. We have the capability to harvest very sensitive information, voice and otherwise, that the Israelis simply don't have. And then we can lase these targets, providing very exact data to the Israelis, which we did.

So I think we have to understand that when you see these kinds of successful operations take place, it's not an "Israel only" operation by any means. Was it dangerous to do this? Not from the standpoint of Mr Netanyahu.

And I think we need to understand something that clearly is not understood in Tehran. I don't think it's understood in Moscow. And that is that Mr Netanyahu is waging a ruthless war of extermination against his enemies. He's already told us who they are the people in Gaza, the Arabs on the West Bank, and the Arabs south of the Latani river who are part of Hezbollah.

And in the meantime, he's also struck a number of very lucrative targets across Syria.

So this is a very powerful war that's underway, and we're on Autopilot. We're just flying in the direction. We're helping it, we're enabling it, we're pushing it. And I'm sure you've seen the interview with, I think it's Colonel Jacques Baud who talks about the fact that we have been encouraging this behavior from the beginning. And I think we have, and we are!

So the American people aren't being consulted and there's really no debate about it because everyone in Washington is quite comfortable with what"s happening.

Judge Napolitano: Did the White House encourage the Israeli government to invade southern Lebanon?

Col Doug Macgregor: It would appear that they have. That seems to that seems to be widespread consensus. Nothing is happening that Washington has not wanted to happen. And that makes perfect sense, judge for the reasons I just outlined. We control all ...

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