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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

(Part 1) Col. Douglas Macgregor on Pentagon Reform | The Michael Ostrolenk Show

 Col. Douglas Macgregor, USA (Ret.) is a decorated combat veteran with a Ph.D. in  international relations from UVA.  He is the author of Breaking the Phalanx  Warrior’s Rage: The Great Tank Battle of 73 Easting and Tranformation Under Fire and is a frequent guest on television and radio news shows.
 
On the show we cover-
  • Cold War as extension of World War Two
  • Liberal interventionism
  • Global War on Terror as mistaken conception
  • Al Queda;  Afghanistan, Pakistan , North Africa, Iraq, Philippines
  • Threats v. Opportunities  (black and white thinking v. multiperspectival thinking)
  • Arab/ Muslim Awakening
  • Iran as boogeyman, Hezbollah in Lebanon
  • U.S. alliances

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