(LifeSiteNews) — “Is the U.S. preparing for a larger war?” This was the question with which LifeSiteNews reached out to Colonel Douglas Macgregor, one of the most respected national experts on global military and security affairs and a former adviser to President Trump in his first term. Macgregor, in his replies via email, agreed with our concern. He states: “The potential for conflicts in Ukraine and [the Middle East] with Iran to escalate out of control is huge.”
One of the reasons for the danger of escalation is that President Donald Trump, with regard to the conflict in the Ukraine, has reversed his original stance of staying out of the conflict. The current increase in tensions with Russia are “a result of Trump’s decision to adopt the Biden policy toward Moscow,” as the author of multiple books explains.
As the New York Post reported Thursday, “Trump has agreed to give Kyiv U.S. intelligence to support strikes on energy infrastructure deep inside Russia, helping Ukraine take the war to President Vladimir Putin’s doorstep.”
Moreover, the fact that criticism of Israel’s genocidal policy toward Gaza is increasing within the U.S. and internationally could lead to a desperate reaction, according to Colonel Macgregor. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “must move soon or risk losing the unconditional support for the Greater Israel project,” he says.
Please see below the full interview with Colonel Douglas Macgregor:
LifeSite: President Trump, together with Defense Secretary Hegseth, met on September 30 with hundreds of top military officials in Quantico, Virginia, who flew in from all over the world. The message was that the “woke department” was finished and was to turn into a War Department, telling those who oppose this change that they better leave. What is the deeper meaning of this unusual move? Is this a straightening-up of military culture in light of a possible impending larger war?
Col. Macgregor: POTUS is all about optics and glamour. The message regarding fitness and merit-based advancement was genuine, but the rest was stream-of-consciousness and unclear. We are not ready to fight a major war at this point. To do so would be foolish and dangerous.
There are other reports that the U.S. Department of War’s military activity is rising. Do you have your own sources that can confirm this rumor?
U.S. forces are concentrating in ways reminiscent of the last encounter between Israel and Iran. It appears we are on a collision path with Iran yet again.
What would be the possible scenario of a larger war: with whom would it start, to where would it spread?
The potential for conflicts in Ukraine and ME [Middle East] with Iran to escalate out of control is huge. The recent French seizure of a Russian oil tanker at sea is an act of war. NATO is without leadership as a result of Trump’s decision to adopt the Biden policy toward Moscow. In the ME, we are at the mercy of Israel’s actions. In the Caribbean we are poised to begin a new conflict with Venezuela.
There is growing criticism of, and resistance to, Israel’s policy toward Gaza, with even CNN publishing an article with the title: “How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza.” Several European countries have now moved against Israel. Even in U.S. conservative circles a shift is taking place, as was seen in the late Charlie Kirk’s remarks shortly before he was assassinated. Is it possible that Israel will take desperate steps to enlarge the local war, fearing that if they wait any longer, international support will even be smaller?
Israel is losing popular support in the U.S., but it still controls Washington and the White House. PM Netanyahu must move soon or risk losing the unconditional support for the Greater Israel project. The Islamic States in the ME and Egypt are aligning with China’s backing and Russia’s support. There is no incentive for Israel to compromise or delay action.
Jeffrey Sachs and Tucker Carlson discussed in a new interview that the faction is strong in Israel that wants to build the Third Temple, which would mean the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. How influential and dangerous do you assess this movement, and do you agree with Jeffrey Sachs that this zealotry is behind much of the radical policies of Israel?
“Reason and rationality” are no longer welcome in Israel’s elite circles. Israel’s ruling elites are convinced of their superiority to their regional neighbors thanks to our unquestioning obedience to their demands.
