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| − | Colonel Macgregor, PhD, held a co-director position with Koch-funded 'American Engagement Initiative' branch of the [[Atlantic Council]]. Koch also funds the [[Quincy Institute]], along with George Soros, which calls for America disengagement from funding and fighting foreign covert | + | Colonel Macgregor, PhD, held a co-director position with Koch-funded 'American Engagement Initiative' branch of the [[Atlantic Council]]. Koch also funds the [[Quincy Institute]], along with George Soros, which calls for America disengagement from funding and fighting foreign covert wars, to instead focus on a non-interventionist America, focused on North and South America. The stance of Quincy Institute aligns with Colonel Macgregor's calls for end of hostilities in Ukraine. Macgregor was forced into retirement, when members of the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, discovered 'American Engagement Initiative' was being funded by Koch.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/27/atlantic-council-koch-initiative-00048344</ref> A 'New American Engagement Initiative' was formed in its place, with old directors forced out. |
==Ukraine war== | ==Ukraine war== | ||
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 Douglas Macgregor    (soldier, author, military analyst) | |
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Douglas Abbott Macgregor is a retired US Army colonel and government official, author and military analyst. He led an early tank battle in the Gulf War and was a top planner in the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. His 1997 book "Breaking the Phalanx" argued for radical reforms inside the Army. His thinking contributed to the US strategy in its 2003 invasion of Iraq.[1]
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Senior Advisor
Douglas Macgregor left the military in 2004, and became more politically active. In 2020, President Donald Trump proposed Macgregor as ambassador to Germany, but the US Senate blocked the nomination. On 11 November 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.[2] Trump also controversially appointed him to the board of West Point Academy, his alma mater. He regularly contributes to Fox News and has appeared on the Russian state-funded channel RT. His commentary has been noted for disparaging Ukraine, immigrants and refugees.[3]
Claims George Soros is Shadow National Security Advisor to White House
Colonel Douglas Macgregor stated 'George Soros is frequently mentioned as the shadow national security advisor in the White House these days, and Mr. Zelensky also owes a great deal to George Soros, along with other oligarchs, for his position.'[4]
Former Co-Director of the American Engagement Initiative at The Atlantic Council
Colonel Macgregor, PhD, held a co-director position with Koch-funded 'American Engagement Initiative' branch of the Atlantic Council. Koch also funds the Quincy Institute, along with George Soros, which calls for America disengagement from funding and fighting foreign covert wars, to instead focus on a non-interventionist America, focused on North and South America. The stance of Quincy Institute aligns with Colonel Macgregor's calls for end of hostilities in Ukraine. Macgregor was forced into retirement, when members of the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, discovered 'American Engagement Initiative' was being funded by Koch.[5] A 'New American Engagement Initiative' was formed in its place, with old directors forced out.
Ukraine war
In July 2023, Douglas Macgregor claimed that Ukraine is being catastrophically defeated and it is only a matter of time before Russia assumes full control, while arguing that the West, in particular the US and Biden, are pretending to have built a powerful Ukrainian army.
Macgregor also suggested that far from dissension and mutiny in Russia, they are in fact a more unified and cohesive nation than at any time in the last 30 years, contrary to the false narratives surrounding events circulating in the mainstream media.
- “I’d argue that Russia is stronger economically today than it was before the war began and our sanctions have been ultimately quite helpful to the Russians and they are not a part of our Western financial systems to the extent that they might have been hurt by us.”
Macgregor has repeatedly called for transparency from the major media outlets, arguing they are hiding the reality of the situation, meaning most Americans cannot discern the real situation at play. He believes this whole situation will not end well and it’s unlikely Biden will see the rest of this year as America falls into turmoil amidst a spiralling debt crisis and weakening dollar.
- “I don’t think Biden will make it through the year, he’ll be gone… I don’t think we’ll get to the 2024 election. I think things are going to implode in Washington before then. I think our economic financial condition is fragile, it’s going to come home to roost in ugly ways… Then I think Ukraine is going to lose catastrophically, a complete collapse.”[6]
400,000 Ukrainians KIA
| August 2023 video in which Ray McGovern cites Douglas Macgregor's figures of "over 400,000 Ukrainians killed in action".[7] |
References
- ↑ "Breaking the Phalanx"
- ↑ "Trump administration installs advocate for quick Afghanistan withdrawal at Pentagon"
- ↑ "What 'Putin Wing' Ex-Colonel Douglas Macgregor Has Said About Ukraine War"
- ↑ https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/us-colonel-accuses-george-soros-of-being-a-shadow-national-security-advisor-in-the-white-house/
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/27/atlantic-council-koch-initiative-00048344
- ↑ "UKRAINE CANNOT WIN THIS WAR: IT'S TIME TO NEGOTIATE WITH PUTIN"
- ↑ "Ex-CIA: US Pentagon PANICS As Ukraine Collapses"
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