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Why The Military Plays Games to Prepare for War

Johnny Harris40 views
The video explores the strategic value of military war games through a simulation of a China-Taiwan conflict, demonstrating how these exercises force leaders to confront complex geopolitical realities and decision-makingsummaryIt highlights historical precedents where war games accurately predicted outcomes in Vietnam and Iraq, while also exposing how political bias can corrupt the integrity of such simulations.summaryThe core takeaway is that war games are essential for testing assumptions and preparing for chaos, operating on the principle that thinking about war is preferable to fighting it.summary

A moon landing theory you've (probably) never heard before

Control Alt History44 views
The video argues that the six Apollo moon landings between 1969 and 1972 were staged 'Wag the Dog' distractions designed to divert media attention from controversial and horrific events during the Vietnam War, such as thsummaryThe host posits that the timing of these missions was not coincidental but strategically shifted to overshadow negative news cycles, while also suggesting the program may have served as a covert funding mechanism for thesummaryMedia Distraction Theory: The host argues that the unprecedented media coverage of moon landings was used to push controversial Vietnam War stories to the sidelines, citing anti-war chants like 'No more bread and circus'takeaway

Michael Beschlos in conversation with Terrence McNally at Live Talks Los Angeles

LiveTalksLA18 views
Presidential historian Michael Beschlos analyzes his book 'Presidents of War,' examining how eight U.S.summarypresidents navigated major conflicts, highlighting the critical role of emotional stability, empathy, and strong marriages in wartime leadership.summaryHe contrasts historical figures like Lincoln and LBJ with modern concerns, warning that the erosion of congressional war powers and the potential for authoritarian presidential behavior pose significant risks to Americansummary

Hodgetwins X Alex Jones EMERGENCY PODCAST! | Hodgetwins Podcast | Alex Jones

Hodgetwins Podcast25 views
The hosts argue that the Trump administration has been compromised by pro-Israel interests, leading to a betrayal of 'America First' policies and an unjustified war with Iran.summaryThey claim that critics of this war are being falsely labeled as neo-Nazis by figures like Durwood Dersowitz and that Trump is either blackmailed or exhausted, resulting in poor leadership and economic damage.summaryAlleged Control of Policy: The speakers assert that Israel controls US foreign policy, citing the war in Iran as proof, and claim that domestic policy is shifting to protect this foreign agenda.takeaway

Trump Launches War with Iran and Refuses to Explain... Anything | The Daily Show

The Daily Show34 views
Jon Stewart satirizes the US and Israel's surprise military strikes on Iran, highlighting the lack of strategic planning, the casual nature of the presidential announcement, and the contradictory messaging from the TrumpsummaryThe segment critiques the erosion of congressional oversight and the rapid shift in conservative support from anti-war rhetoric to aggressive militarism.summaryThe war was launched as a surprise operation despite recent diplomatic negotiations suggesting a peace deal was imminent, with mediators stating the deal was 'within our reach' just before the attack.takeaway

Israel’s Sinister Agenda to Use the U.S. Military to Defy Trump’s Plan for Peace With Clayton Morris

Tucker Carlson20 views
The speakers argue that the US is on the verge of a catastrophic war with Iran, driven by Israeli strategic interests rather than American national security, with the US military currently unprepared due to depleted munisummaryUS Military Readiness: The US is critically low on munitions due to recent conflicts in Israel, making it unable to fight a peer adversary for approximately 10 years; engaging in war with Iran would compromise the defenstakeawayIsraeli Strategic Shift: Israel is actively moving away from the US as its primary ally toward India, viewing a weakened US as beneficial for establishing regional hegemony without rival powers.takeaway

The Iran-Iraq War, Mapped

Johnny Harris46 views
The Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) was a devastating eight-year conflict that fractured the Middle East, establishing enduring geopolitical fault lines between revolutionary Shia Iran and status quo Sunni Arab states.summaryThe war demonstrated how global superpowers, including the US and Soviet Union, prioritized weakening Iran over human rights, enabling Saddam Hussein's use of chemical weapons and setting the stage for future conflicts lsummaryInternational complicity enabled war crimes; the US and Soviet Union both supported Iraq to weaken Iran, with the US providing intelligence, technology, and diplomatic ties that facilitated Iraq's chemical weapons progratakeaway

Who’s Really Pulling the Strings in Global Wars

Johnny Harris25 views
The video analyzes the rise of proxy wars as the primary method of geopolitical competition, driven by the deterrent effect of nuclear weapons and the proliferation of multiple state actors.summaryProxy wars are characterized by their longevity, deadliness, and resistance to peace due to external funding that sustains conflicts indefinitely.summaryThe host and guest Jeremy Shapiro explain how great powers instrumentalize local conflicts to weaken rivals without direct engagement, citing historical examples from the Cold War to modern crises in Syria, Sudan, and Uksummary

SNEAKO debates Ryad on Left/Right Politics Slop

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The video features a debate between two speakers regarding US political strategy, focusing on whether to prioritize anti-war/anti-APAC stances over traditional left-right cultural issues.summaryOne speaker argues that culture war distractions (transgender issues, immigration rhetoric) are designed to keep citizens divided while the military-industrial complex and foreign policy biases (specifically regarding IssummaryCapitalism vs. War Debate: One speaker argues capitalism incentivizes endless wars for profit (military-industrial complex), while the other argues capitalism creates opportunity and that wars are driven by donor controltakeaway

Troops Being Dragged Into Iran, How It Will Cripple the US & the Real Goal of Israel’s Violence

Tucker Carlson18 views
The video argues that the US war with Iran is strategically unsound, driven by Israeli interests rather than American security, and risks a prolonged ground conflict with no clear exit strategy.summaryThe host and guest Jim Webb contend that the initial assassination of the Ayatollah eliminated diplomatic off-ramps, while the lack of strategic objectives and poor military preparation (specifically regarding drone warfsummaryThey warn that this foreign policy failure is eroding American moral authority, domestic stability, and global alliances.summary

Here's Who REALLY Won the War in Afghanistan

Johnny Harris33 views
The video exposes how private military contractors and government officials profited massively from the 20-year war in Afghanistan, highlighting specific cases of fraud, inflated billing, and conflicts of interest.summaryIt details how the lack of competitive bidding during wartime allowed companies like Lockheed Martin, Supreme Group, and Blackwater to generate billions in revenue with minimal oversight, while politicians simultaneouslysummaryLockheed Martin CEO Robert Stevens' compensation skyrocketed from $2 million pre-war to $31 million by 2006, directly correlating with increased war contracts.takeaway

Rudyard Lynch: This Is How a Second Civil War Will Start

Dad Saves America39 views
The guest predicts a US civil war or large-scale internal conflict in the 2020s based on historical economic cycles, specifically citing David Hackett Fisher's 'The Great Wave' and Peter Turchin's models.summaryNature of Modern Conflict: Unlike World Wars fought by strong states, modern conflicts resemble the 30 Years War or 100 Years War, where weak nations fight to weaken the social fabric of opponents. The US lacks the statetakeawayEconomic Precarity: The average American lives at subsistence level, making them highly vulnerable to economic shocks. Historical parallels (French Revolution, 30 Years War) show skyrocketing costs of living, housing, antakeaway

Nicholas Irving on Reclaiming His Cowboy Roots & Why the U.S. Should Just Take the L in Iran

djvlad23 views
Sergeant Nicholas Irvvin argues that the US war with Iran is a fabricated money grab orchestrated by Trump and his family, citing Trump's $2.4 billion earnings in 2025 as proof that the conflict serves financial interestsummaryTrump's 2025 earnings of $2.4 billion (6,000 times the presidential salary) are attributed to war profiteering and stock market manipulation tied to conflict announcements, not legitimate business ventures.takeawayThe US military is described as 'softer' and politically constrained by the Geneva Convention, making it unable to fight the total war required to win against determined enemies like Iran or Russia.takeaway

The Real Reason Putin Invaded Ukraine — Sir Bill Browder

Triggernometry23 views
He argues that Putin’s war in Ukraine is a survival mechanism driven by the need to distract from massive state theft, making negotiation impossible and necessitating continued military support for Ukraine.summaryPutin initiated the war in Ukraine not for ideological reasons but to prevent domestic unrest caused by the theft of approximately $1 trillion from the Russian state over 22 years; he needs an external enemy to maintain takeawayThe war will likely end not through a peace treaty but through a stalemate similar to the Korean War, where the conflict becomes too painful for Putin to continue but no formal agreement is reached.takeaway

Trump Bashes NATO Allies as Iran War Intensifies, Oil Rises | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 3/17/2026

Bloomberg Television20 views
While President Trump predicts a rapid post-war price drop, experts warn of long-term reverberations lasting at least six months due to backlog and physical damage.summaryEnergy Market Resilience vs. Damage: Oil prices will likely drop when the war ends, but a return to pre-war norms is not immediate. There is a huge backlog of products, and physical damage to facilities (e.g., UAE oil fitakeawayBitcoin as Safe Haven: Bitcoin has risen ~13% since the war began in early February, outperforming the S&P 500 (down ~2%) and Gold, suggesting a shift in investor sentiment toward crypto as a hedge against geopolitical itakeaway