Daniel Davis Deep Dive Col Doug Macgregor: 'Coalition of the Willing' Strikes Again
Sep 4, 2025
Col. Doug Macgregor, a decorated combat veteran and former advisor to the Secretary of Defense, shares insights on pressing geopolitical issues. He critiques Western leaders' efficacy in addressing the Ukraine conflict and explores Europe’s reliance on Russian oil amid rising tensions with China. Macgregor calls for reevaluating U.S. military support, emphasizing domestic stability over foreign engagements. He also discusses the importance of grassroots movements in American politics, advocating for the creation of a new political party.
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Seek An Off-Ramp From Escalation
- Douglas MacGregor urges the U.S. to stop escalating the conflict through continual support for Ukrainian strikes into Russia.
- He recommends taking an off-ramp and negotiating Russian security concerns to avoid strategic defeat.
China Builds Economy, Not A Conquest Machine
- China focuses on commerce and domestic stability, not military conquest, MacGregor argues.
- He views China's One Belt One Road as economic statecraft that Westerners wrongly treat as existential threat.
Escalating Demands Risk Strategic Disaster
- MacGregor labels Zelensky's demands as risking global thermonuclear escalation if followed to an extreme.
- He stresses U.S. leaders misunderstand their limited ability to dictate outcomes in Europe.
