Mistakes were made | General David Petraeus on Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq, and more

Mistakes were made | General David Petraeus on Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq, and more | FULL INTERVIEW

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General David Petraeus, former director of the CIA, delves into a wide range of past and present global conflicts; from Iraq and Afghanistan, where he led the US forces, to Ukraine, Gaza, and the future of US-China relations.
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General (U.S. Army, Ret.) David H. Petraeus is the Kissinger Fellow at Yale’s Jackson School of Global Affairs, the Chair of the Global Institute of a major investment firm, and a former director of the CIA. Petraeus served over 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with six consecutive commands as a general officer, five of which were in combat, including command of the Surge in Iraq, command of U.S. Central Command, and command of coalition forces in Afghanistan. In this wide-ranging interview, he argues that the lessons America learned in Iraq are not being fully taken up by Israel, that there is no alternative to providing aid to Ukraine, and sometimes wars involve unpalatable choices. Interviewed by Alexis Papazoglou, managing editor of LSE Politics Blog.
#ukrainewar #israel #usmilitary #iraq #afghanistan
This interview was recorded on Sunday 26th May 2024, at HowTheLightGetsIn, Hay-on-Wye.
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00:00 Introduction
00:30 Why did you choose a career in the military?
04:22 The legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan
10:51 Did the perceived failures of the US in Afghanistan
enable Russia to invade Ukraine?
11:41 Is the US repeating the same mistake in Ukraine?
13:27 Can Ukraine win, with just financial support?
16:30 Why does Israel seem to be ignoring American advice?
20:15 If Israel doesn’t comply with the ICJ ruling, should the US
continue to supply Israel with military and intelligence aid?
22:40 Is the West in danger of having double standards for war crimes?
24:58 What will happen with China and Taiwan,
and how should the US navigate it?
29:16 Are there lessons from the Cold War which apply today?
30:20 What will the world look like in twenty years’ time?
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@TheInstituteOfArtAndIdeas Ай бұрын

What should we learn from the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan? Leave your thoughts in the comments. Watch a debate on whether BRICS poses a threat to Western hegemony at iai.tv/video/redrawing-the-global-order?KZfaq&

@vaultsjan 25 күн бұрын

Be anti imperialist, invite Ukrainians, Chechens to your show

@gillesseguin6698 23 күн бұрын

I am extremely happy to have come across this interview as it allowed me to much better know about general Petraeus. He and general Bel Hodges make a great team that really understand everything about war and know how to express it. General Petraeus is extremely smart and talented.

@jcreajr 22 күн бұрын

General Petrarus is spot on.

@Kevs_a_dawg Ай бұрын

Wait, did he really say Russia launched the first invasion since WW2 5 minutes after talking about Iraq?

@dougm5341 Ай бұрын

I think he meant, of a European country.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

He thinks it's ok if we do it but not if they do it😂

@VF81-q5j 28 күн бұрын

Was the territorial integrity of Serbia not violated in 1999?

@yohannsebekele6714 28 күн бұрын

In europe

@robhuhges 27 күн бұрын

@@Kevs_a_dawg invasion of kuwait ring a bell with you?

@jintaohu2135 Ай бұрын

what is the purpose of the interview?

@lawrencemaurice4947 25 күн бұрын

@@jintaohu2135 is have been adjudged myself the same question

@Bloodhound_Dogg 10 сағат бұрын

...to make him look bad but they failed

@gkbhai8962 4 күн бұрын

I can attest to the fact that he is spot on about Hamas. There is no alternative to completely degrading their ability to fight and disrupt governance and this is something that will take years.

@moonmunster 24 күн бұрын

David Petraeus is exactly right on Afghanistan. We should never have gone into Iraq. ps - I"m an American, hence "we"

@kylemoghadam9011 29 күн бұрын

The interviewer was too unexperienced for this interview. He looked timid, avoided eye contact when speaking, and sending Morse codes by blinking his eyes during questions. He could have and should have asked better questions.

@dhschneider7945 26 күн бұрын

Bots and trolls in the comment section. Petraeus is always worth listening to.

@mikemikeyee 14 күн бұрын

Patraeus pretty much laying out his book’s various main ideas and interviewer just pivoting left and right. Pretty neat listen tho

@craigschiele4976 3 күн бұрын

It was not his decision to go to war. I think president Clinton had more than one opportunity to kill bin Laden, but failed to do so. The invasion of Afghanistan would have been unnecessary. Iraq seems to me to have been totally unjustified and an unbelievable tragedy for everyone involved.

@Lodimerg Ай бұрын

Who will pay for "mistakes"??

@hvglaser 22 күн бұрын

The poorest and the tax payer. As always.

@Lodimerg 22 күн бұрын

@@hvglaser The fools are paying for everything.

@zacharyzito5040 Ай бұрын

Unlike many of the others who’ve made comments, I appreciate that IAI put this individual on, who has an undeniably important legacy and a unique voice. If you disagree with his thoughts… alright, great. Let us know why you believe his arguments are bad instead of squawking ad hominems. If we aren’t mature enough to critically consider the opinions of people we disagree with or find difficult for whatever reason, we shouldn’t be listening material from an institute of art and ideas.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

A legacy of death, destruction and idiocy. There's nothing whatsoever unique about this.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

A legacy of murder and carnage on an unimaginable scale. Nothing unique about it. Your comment is astonishingly immature. Your squeaking is nauseating.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

A legacy of violence on an unimaginable scale. Nothing unique about it.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

The censors from the Ministry of Truth are out in force today.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Isn't it interesting how obsequious comments like yours aren't censored but critical comments are?

@JonathanBotach Ай бұрын

I pity Petraeus. The interviewer, half his age, and with zero military experience, keeps cutting him. He doesn't care about the audience, he doesn't want to hear anything. His only aim is to impose his personal, shallow opinion. Last time I watch anything with this guy.

@ihwras Ай бұрын

There’s always a thin line between the pacifist and the naive, similarly between the warmonger and the idiot. Fanatics are taking advantage of the information breakdown all over the world, while imbeciles are trying to take advantage of conflicts to make a dollar… it’s a complex landscape and navigating it’s not easy. Now looking at a conflict as black or white and ignoring the multitude of grey scales won’t give you an insight. So, listen even if you don’t agree… there is no way to have an understanding without being exposed to both sides. PS: he could make better questions though… better than just arguing with your guest.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

😂 Good. Nobody wants to listen to you or Petraeus justify failure and violence against defenceless populations of poor people on an unimaginable scale

@ul6909601 13 күн бұрын

Interviewer is obviously taking a side against Israel and is clueless without understanding everything. Should Israel or the United States abide by internationals courts - when they are largely appointess by the UN and other leftist entities? Petraeus is totally on to this. He IS drawing a moral equivalence (with Ukraine too). Patraeus doesn't get through to him. He says that "he fought for the right" for him to have a different opinion. Does this guy look like he would fight for any ethical or moral issues? How pitiful.

@acommon1 28 күн бұрын

Keep the dialogue moving. Well done 👍🏾

@OpenWorldRichard Ай бұрын

Shocking to hear him casually talk about algorithmic weapons systems. Richard

@marccox8977 Ай бұрын

Yes I noticed that problem also - NO self authorizing lethal Ai drones, planes, bombs!

@OpenWorldRichard Ай бұрын

Yes. They should be banned by international agreement.

@farazkhalid4362 Ай бұрын

how is this guy considered an expert after failing miserably in iraq and Afghanistan

@elza148 Ай бұрын

Because hindsight is the perfect science

@Eagle1836 Ай бұрын

As a general, you have to take orders

@TedATL1 Ай бұрын

He didnt fail in Afghanistan. Biden did. In Iraq he had to implement the policy of the administration. he actually was very effective in the Iraq surge.

@abdidesign3255 Ай бұрын

Well, you didn’t fail if your goal was never to win, they went in to loot and destroy whatever they could.

@moonmunster 24 күн бұрын

So why didn't you take control and solve all the problems? Put your money where your mouth is.

@Mystery_G Ай бұрын

File under: How US officials always get away with using 'Oops' as justification for their crimes against humanity and war crimes

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Excellent comment

@Kot-dj4ws Ай бұрын

If not the US, you would live now either in a nazi or North Korea style dictatorship. But instead you live in a free country, use a US invented smartphone, navigating US invented internet with American Google browser.

@Bubble998Grunge Ай бұрын

Cope tankie

@Bubble998Grunge Ай бұрын

@@JohnnyComelately-eb5zvyes, false equivalences are so excellent

@craigwilliams1897 Ай бұрын

Absolutely great Question 👌🏾

@notheotherklaus Ай бұрын

So, basically he led two of the worst wars in US history and lost both.

@TedATL1 Ай бұрын

Wasnt Petraeus who bombed out of Afghanistan like a fool. That was Biden. The Iraq wars were won. Occupations are a different matter.

@PauloAdriano-zo2ng 28 күн бұрын

@@notheotherklaus And then to deny your mistakes. That takes a lot of skill and denial..

@jamesmcd71 19 күн бұрын

The ignorance of your comment is an example of the downfall of the ability to think.

@75THRANGER1 17 күн бұрын

He didn’t “lose the war” the us has never lost a battle in Afghanistan nor Iraq…. Politicians and the law of war.. lost the war

@danotto8970 16 күн бұрын

Politicians undid what so many sacrificed to build in these areas.. very sad

@fareeda6118 21 күн бұрын

Have so much respect for the General. So experienced and so enlightened about how Middle East works. These Liberal so called Think Tanks have never stepped in Middle East and act like they know better than the general.

@brandond5441 14 күн бұрын

After all the war crimes you still respect him lol. Maybe do some research on who you are believing in.

@brandond5441 14 күн бұрын

Do some research on who you respect so much, might surprise you.

@ks957 23 күн бұрын

General, please run for president!

@Said.Z2 29 күн бұрын

It is really concerning that this guy, with his ideas, was a senior official in the US Army and CIA. That's why the US lost two wars, on top of having bad politicians.

@lecaprice2572 28 күн бұрын

The U.S. military fared disastrously in terms of casualties per capita in WW I under the failed cavalry officer Pershing. WW II was a mixed affair and too lengthy a subject to comment upon here (except to draw attention to Admiral King’s disastrous handling of the North Pacific theater). However, since WW II it has been a consistent shambles. And now we have “the icing 🧁 on the cake”… Faced with threats throughout the Levant, the South China Sea, and the Ukraine - the U. S. military cannot and will not be able to cope for several glaring reasons. Ever since they could not cope with the Somali pirates interfering with the key trade route through the Suez Canal a few years ago, “the writing was on the wall.”

@PauloAdriano-zo2ng 28 күн бұрын

@@lecaprice2572 They will just deny everything and claim you're using Putin's talking points, whatever that means. People like Petraeus have a mindset impervious to facts on the ground. Just re-listen to this interview, (audio-only) and you'll see how he's twisting plain facts to suit his warped ideology. Cultists have a similar way of thinking.

@moonmunster 24 күн бұрын

Petraeus was one of the best military leaders the US has had in recent years. I say put your money where your mouth is if you are going to call Petraeus a failure. Go ahead and solve all the world's problems today since you are so smart.

@Said.Z2 24 күн бұрын

@@moonmunster the best who lost two wars, Great!

@mrjacktraeger 21 күн бұрын

@@moonmunster put your money where your mouth is?😂 He was one of the main people overseeing OIF for years that served as a massive failure and just listen to what he saying here all of the same overall talking points that were the reasons we failed. Does t even address what were the main failures and how we could have done it differently.

@garysantos7053 Ай бұрын

Petraeus is a well-trained and obedient Corporate General.

@lecaprice2572 28 күн бұрын

Correct. Marine General Smedley Butler also was in the forefront of being an enforcer for corporate America in Central America and elsewhere. However, he “saw the light” and refused to lead a coup d’etat against Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

@user-fk2if5kn7n 26 күн бұрын

@@garysantos7053 😀😃🙂🙃😊😇😀😃🙂🙃😊😇😀😃

@sherazmalik2179 26 күн бұрын

A lot of emphasis on obedient. He is loyal too.

@saidsalimsaidalaufi8490 25 күн бұрын

Trained to lead failed war and killing innocent people. He knows what Israel is doing in Palestine for decades but pretends that it started on 07 Oct. The world is led by greedy politicians who are corrupted like this guy.

@moonmunster 24 күн бұрын

The interviewer IS TRYING TO MAKE A MORAL EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN HAMAS AND Israel. Duh! And between Russia and the Ukrainians or US. He's full of it.

@ugvadugvaw 10 күн бұрын

They should have picked smaller chairs for the interview.

@chlorophyllmorelikeboraphy6874 Ай бұрын

I disagree with his assessment on Israel but I understand why he has that view. He’s a military guy so everything has a military solution to him. Thing is….he was wrong in Afghanistan/Iraq and is applying that flawed logic to Israel.

@qf4543 22 күн бұрын

The General towers over the interviewer

@jameslowder7682 20 күн бұрын

The interviewer is smug, vacuous bordering on dishonest, and lacks intellectual integrity.

@raveneye12 2 күн бұрын

Agree!

@russellwilliams8617 27 күн бұрын

Wish this interviewer, no matter what his belief's are, would stop interrupting... interview 101

@Jack-xc2ys Ай бұрын

How they respond to their own tactics is always interesting. It's hard to know how people will respond to subversion and intimidation.

@Jack-xc2ys Ай бұрын

The keyword is "opportunity." Analyzing this kind of cutout is a necessity.

@Eagle1836 Ай бұрын

Peace is achieved thru deterrence. Not just diplomacy

@Jack-xc2ys Ай бұрын

@@Eagle1836 How do we deter corruption?

@Eagle1836 Ай бұрын

@@Jack-xc2ys Corruption is best handled thru freedom of the press. The fact that they countries that are causing the most problems do not have freedom of the press is the issue. Also here, the press has chose to be biased instead of even handed and dealing with truth.

@Jack-xc2ys Ай бұрын

@@Eagle1836 Our leadership in the US is blatantly corrupt on many levels. They are in and out of court. They are also role models for many people, is this deterrent?

@loucaribou7765 Ай бұрын

I love general petraeus but the interviewer was totally biased and this was unwatchable

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Primitive neanderthal loves war criminal and boasts about it.☝️

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

War criminal fan ☝️

@loucaribou7765 Ай бұрын

@@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv I mean, at this point pretty much anybody who engages in war eventually will be called a war criminal it really means nothing anymore to call people that but cool bro you do you

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

@@loucaribou7765 'engages in war' - nice Orwellian phrase. I think you meant to say 'attack a defenceless population killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people to increase profits for giant corporations.' That's a bit more accurate.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

@@loucaribou7765 But you do 'bro.' Imagine growing up to think it's admirable to defend war criminals and powerful officials in the comments section?

@gerrystevens9041 Ай бұрын

a khazar through and through. somehow i dont feel safe...

@rudolphvaleriano1578 Ай бұрын

he was very busy with his girlfriend, he lost his focus, hes such a wimp

@salem4524 27 күн бұрын

I wished if you have asked the General's Scandal which was the reason they sacked him from CIA post?

@jameslowder7682 20 күн бұрын

Petraeus may have deserved to be sacked, but the reasons for his firing were entirely political.

@algernonwolfwhistle6351 Ай бұрын

He speaks like a man who's had too much power and not enough accountability.

@karrarhm 28 күн бұрын

It's funny how he talks about "improving life in Gaza" but never mentioned that the people of Gaza have the right to be free in their land and not live in an open air prison.

@jameslowder7682 20 күн бұрын

The "people" in Gaza have been occupied by Hamas, not by Israel. The Palestinians have consistently squandered tens of millions of dollars and scores of opportunities to be free in their own land.

@user-pz8yd5jg7y Ай бұрын

AMERICAN KIDS SHOULDN'T DIE FOR ISRAEL OR UKRAINE

@John-bravooo Ай бұрын

Good thing they arent idiot.

@moonmunster 24 күн бұрын

No one has even proposed sending troops to Ukraine or Israel. More On!

@heliosmou Ай бұрын

Being the Kissinger Senior Fellow at Yale for global affairs is nothing to boast about. Read Kissinger.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Two massive war criminals

@lecaprice2572 28 күн бұрын

I shudder when I think of Kissinger’s empowerment of Pinochet in Chile. And the carpet bombing in the former French Indochina. 😢

@raveneye12 2 күн бұрын

Well, no one could really stand up to David Petras intellect it does seem the interviewer spends more time thinking about fashion magazines than international subjects

@AWB777 Ай бұрын

Patreus is an example of a military system with too much money and very little sophistication. It's driven by profit (never ending wars) than solutions.

@Bubble998Grunge Ай бұрын

Profit? What are you on about? The defense industry and military have contracted dramatically since the end of the Cold War.

@user-user-user-user. 27 күн бұрын

CRIMINAL

@josephcaldwell7692 Ай бұрын

As a former Marine, intelligence analyst, (85-89) I learned what really led me to join the military was all the imagery and rhetoric, the prestige and ceremony and the cult of manliness. I served honorably but had an awakening and renounced my service to warlords. A have since joined the ranks of peacemakers.

@Dreadnought16 Ай бұрын

Who are the peacemakers you say you have joined?

@josephcaldwell7692 Ай бұрын

@@Dreadnought16 Hi Dreadnought16. The peacemakers are those that see with a civilian reality rather than a military reality. Renouncing violence and military prestige is a start. I was a low level analyst and I am a low level citizen. Jeffrey Sachs, comes to mind as one I can relate to.

@barmoleydd6300 19 күн бұрын

If you have "beef" in the topic do not go there.

@karlyoung1713 Ай бұрын

Intelligence maybe but single minded dimensions displayed here do not reflect the reality.

@firefoureffect Ай бұрын

Petreus was known by those who served with him as an opportunist and ruthless careerist. He treated subordinates terribly and karma caught up with him having to resign in disgrace.

@sylvainbougie7269 Ай бұрын

I always thought the deliberate defunding of Israeli intelligence services would lead to a territorial incursion.

@John-bravooo Ай бұрын

Territorial incursion?? You mean INVASION?

@djsmithification Ай бұрын

Autonomous drones are the future game changing tech on future battlefields. Because they are immune to jamming they are a league above current drone technology. They will likely only be used in actual wars with military targets when they are separate and distinguishable as valid targets by AI. I do not say this is morally acceptable I'm just saying it is inevitable. It is a foreseeable capability for very few countries, none of which are in the "global south."

@TshiamoKhunwane Күн бұрын

At issue is the self regard Americans think and see themselves

@jsherif6 27 күн бұрын

The general is a prisoner of his own doctrine

@phillipgriffiths9624 10 күн бұрын

Save us from these stupid bloody warmongers! A corporate yes man.

@omarmoufakkir5434 27 күн бұрын

He talked as if the war inraq was a success. How could it be an example of good operations?

@raveneye12 2 күн бұрын

Maybe you haven’t heard. Used to be run by a dictator and now has a democracy not a perfect one, but none is at first.

@steveyi2859 27 күн бұрын

This interviewer is particularly arrogant for someone with little actual experience

@edgardopineda3317 26 күн бұрын

David petraus should be interview by someone who can confront him at a level like coronel Roger Mcgregor

@mawangdwei3866 22 күн бұрын

Douglas?

@edgardopineda3317 22 күн бұрын

@@mawangdwei3866 yes, a mistake, have a good day, thank you for correcting me!

@DanielSmith-lv5ed 5 күн бұрын

He brought 2 warzones to a closure, remember its civilians that are over the high ranking generals.

@bradsillasen1972 Ай бұрын

The lack of sophistication, education, and insight reflected by the preponderance of comments here is disturbing. Petraeus is obviously quite the opposite. He's highly intelligent, educated, experienced, and articulate way beyond myself or any other commentors. Also keep in mind that he has vastly more access to information on which to form educated assessments than any but a very select few do. I seriously doubt if he is motivated by nefarious goals or acting callously without carefully considering alternatives to achieve optimal goals consistent with liberal democracy.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Tool of the highest order ☝️

@OolTube02 Ай бұрын

Well, while he was making rational assessments of what Israel should do in their treatment of Palestinians he failed to mention that there is no chance in Hell that they'll start treating Gazans and West Bank denizens as human beings, worthy of life, liberty, and property. So his suggestions are hollow in the sense that he might as well have given Hannibal Lecter the advice of going on a diet.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

The lack of sophistication, education and insight reflected in your comment is disturbing. Brainwashing, sycophancy and a very submissive thought process are responsible for these defects.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Disturbing support for a war criminal. Lacks education, sophistication and insight. Very macabre.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

The lack of sophistication education and insight reflected by the above comment is disturbing. The level of grovelling sycophancy is astonishing. This is often the case with propaganda designed to achieve optimal goals consistent with the U.S establishment.

@Eagle1836 Ай бұрын

One of the best military analyst I have heard in a long time.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

How much is he paying you?

@Eagle1836 Ай бұрын

@@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv 😝

@atul4349 15 сағат бұрын

General ...where is Barbara?...

@aslamtu Ай бұрын

Tremendous restraint by Gen Petreaus in the face of the nonsense by the interviewer.

@luvitluvitbaby Ай бұрын

I didn’t hear anything thing from the interviewer that was nonsense. It was firm, but fair.

@marchess286 Ай бұрын

@@aslamtu - yes. Some nonsense. But the question about the legacy of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was quite fair

@JonathanBotach Ай бұрын

Amen to that

@John-bravooo Ай бұрын

@@marchess286legacy meaning what? How about legacy of Oct 7th?

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

It's kinda funny you use the word 'restraint' in relation to Petraeus, a general who failed in every war he ever prosecuted and whose only tactic was to kill more and more people. He's a classic example of a war criminal. But not a very competent one.😂

@buixote 28 күн бұрын

So the guy who shares classified info with his mistress walks the streets, while Assange was imprisoned for over a decade for informing us about our Government's Activities. Banana Republic.

@SHAHSAHEB-ft5kd 27 күн бұрын

SOME UNDERSTANDS THE REALITY -- SOME DON'T ! THAT MAKES ALL THE TRAGEDY !!

@eileensaunders6953 14 күн бұрын

Hello Sir

@marccox8977 Ай бұрын

Good interview, however maybe the interviewer should "stick to your guns" a bit more next time. Continuing .. General Petraeus is a fine military officer and (most of) his thought process is absolutely necessary for the prevention of a global war. However, Petraeus made at least three points that require careful management to avoid catastrophe : #1) If his metric is "are we creating more baddies than we eliminate" Why isn't negotiation ever an option to him? Instead his goals seem to be always maximalist war objectives - or is that just posturing to prevent the enemy from probing our resolve? At any rate I believe that consideration of #1) leads to #2) Why doesn't Ukraine use the billions to establish a *defensive* posture and a DMZ / No Fly Zone asap? Also 2024 "Ai" makes *significant* errors so #3) Unmanned Ai algorithmically driven attack drones self-authorized to take lethal actions without a responsible human in the loop is (present day) certainly a horrible, irresponsible idea; so whoever is advising him to say that is violating at least ethics and common sense, if not also law.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

War is Peace. Ignorance is Strength. Freedom is Slavery.

@egtaha 29 күн бұрын

Oh look what I found. The AH who became a major general without seeing a single battle and then he had an affair and the dumbest scandal in cia history! Rofl

@izzykhach Ай бұрын

Alexis no likee Israel

@JonathanBotach Ай бұрын

Obvious isn't it. And he didn't even hide it

@John-bravooo Ай бұрын

Israel is better than America lol. Antisemitism is high in the US. Hating Jews a new symptom of the Left. IDF more ethical than US military

@WarriorSeeker7 27 күн бұрын

Most good humans agree with him

@John-bravooo 27 күн бұрын

@@WarriorSeeker7 good humans? Lololol ok Adolf

@izzykhach 27 күн бұрын

@@WarriorSeeker7 most humans are herd animals. The history of the West is mediocre people like you piling on Jews like a team sport.

@alekseyshevandin148 Ай бұрын

The interviewer made misleading statements about ICJ rulings. In case of Russian invasion to Ukraine the ruling was to UNCONDITIONALY and IMMEDIATELY stop the fighting. In case of Israel the ruling was conditioned by some defined requirement . Israel is allowed to continue the fight if it meets that ICJ requirement . So Israel does not violates the order of the court, and Russia does. There are no double standards. Also, in the case of Russia, Ukraine had declared that it will immediately stop fighting if Russia fulfills the ruling. HAMAS had declared quite opposite - willing to continue fighting, throwing the rocets an butchering.

@DwynAgGaire Ай бұрын

What a brilliant note to end that interview on. I was getting more and more depressed as the conversation pgrogressed, hearing the same jaded perspective of the adversarial mindset that we get from the american mainstream. To finish with the parameters needed for a different paradigm, and that coming from a military man, bizarrely gives me hope!

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Indeed. It is bizarre. Very bizarre.

@guydreamr 24 күн бұрын

The interviewer did a good job here of holding Petraeus's feet to the fire. Getting at the meat of the rationale and teasing out inconsistencies are what discussing ideas and engaging in critical thinking are all about.

@jameslowder7682 20 күн бұрын

The interviewer is a vacuous fool.

@Eagle1836 Ай бұрын

Clear and leave has been the US strategy since WWII. Culture and Education change is necessary

@petrhomolac3740 28 күн бұрын

It was not a military failure, but an economic disaster. Trillions dollars were spent there and in the moment US had retreated, the country went to dark ages tribal society again. It was not ready enough for democracy.

@chcoo 27 күн бұрын

Maybe we shouldn't get involved in nation building 🤷🤷

@PlatoCave 25 күн бұрын

A classic buerocratic rebuttal display without much care about truth or accuracy. He is just saying things verbatim without applying any sense at all. I feel like he is reading one of those nostalgic files which are usually full of useless details and jargons. Very disappointed to see such a "high" positioned official has such a "little" brain to offer any substantial knowledge.

@lawrencemaurice4947 25 күн бұрын

This is so sad,

@JarkkoToivonen 21 күн бұрын

Warpigs…

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Who is the guy picking these people? Alistair Campbell and now this horror? Sack the person responsible immediately. I don't want to listen to war criminals on this channel.

@Friedrich-ck2le Ай бұрын

And now this horror.....very funny description...thank you!

@ritornelloandrefrain Ай бұрын

Petraeus seems here more a party line politician than any sort of intellectual analyst, not least in his decided habit of asserting as fact what instead needs to be either argued for, or at least acknowledged as uncertain, contested, etc.

@maricel4083 Ай бұрын

1965 till now all the leader hv in the table record kahit pa mga babai ninyo nandoon din ilan babai mga binabayaran o hotel na inyong pinag lalagakan all ditail monarchy or minister is same also

@vivianoosthuizen8990 25 күн бұрын

No wonder they call it the American dream to be Americans. Nightmare for the rest

@sammmmmysluggggger Ай бұрын

Patreus really schooled the interviewer, who is intellectually sloppy

@JonathanBotach Ай бұрын

Sloppy is understatement

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

It's intellectually sloppy to incorrectly spell the war criminal's name especially when you have a man crush on him

@10010error 29 күн бұрын

@@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv😂😂😂

@alfalfafalafelmafia 25 күн бұрын

The USA did not lose the war in Iraq. The was designed to creat chaos and it did; civil war and it did; ethnic cleansing and it did; Mullah rule and it did; expansion of the Shiite influence to destroy the balance that existed for hundreds of years and it did. The obstacle in Afghanistan was the mountainous nature of the country. You simply cannot succeed in Afghanistan until you raise the mountains, so it could qualify as a loss even though the USA a temporary fix.

@craigschiele4976 3 күн бұрын

I think president Clinton had more than one opportunity to kill bin Laden but failed to do so. Perhaps both invasions could have been avoided along with countless casualties.

@terencewinters2154 7 күн бұрын

The biggest mistake : the increased national debt cycle .

@sherazmalik2179 26 күн бұрын

"I fought for your rights to have freedom of opinion" Just let that sink in folks. He is reminding him that the reporter owes him.

@Trucker0308 Ай бұрын

This “humble” 😂 individual should be trusted because he was Director of the CIA😂😂😂

@marcgirth 25 күн бұрын

Lost all respect for this man AND the USA

@nk-gp1ml Ай бұрын

He really seems deluded in his thinking and ideas. Probably the result of being a component in the establishment bubble.

@davidcline471 29 күн бұрын

Yeah, your anti-expertise in anything would make you a good judge of his…

@nk-gp1ml 29 күн бұрын

@@davidcline471 sure genius

@hakikitosunpasabenim3088 Ай бұрын

This guy could be the most disliked American general in Turkey because of his humiliating actions against Turkish soldiers. Turkey recognized Petraeus with the "sack incident" on July 4, 2003. A group of US soldiers under the command of Colonel Mayville, who is affiliated to Petraeus, raided the Turkish team serving in Suleymaniyah, and Turkish soldiers with sacks on their heads were taken to Baghdad and interrogated. We will never forgive and forget this piece of s…

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Yes. He's a war criminal responsible for carnage on an unimaginable scale.

@raveneye12 2 күн бұрын

Seems like you’re awfully sensitive. Maybe you should talk to some Armenians if you’re so concerned about feelings.

@hakikitosunpasabenim3088 2 күн бұрын

@@raveneye12 it’s all about Armenians, right? What does it have to do with Armenians really? You guys think the world is revolving around you.

@raveneye12 2 күн бұрын

@@hakikitosunpasabenim3088 people from Islamic, countries only care about war crimes from the west they have amnesia about the war crimes from their own religious states

@christineodonnell2711 Ай бұрын

Thank you David Petraeous.

@Friedrich-ck2le Ай бұрын

For what? The disasters of Iraq and Afghanistan, then divulging classified information with a girlfriend.

@djordjelezajic8435 29 күн бұрын

Put your drink down,sit, and think about this: How would you like to have China,Russia,Iran or North Korea tell you: THIS IS HOW you are going to live your life from now on,or else.... That is America's s approach since WWII,and saying :" We are the good guys" when you basically replace laws by RULES( Do as I say, not as I do) does not look really convincing when you basically do everything that benefits you and you only.

@cbskwkdnslwhanznamdm2849 Ай бұрын

Let the international courts do their thing? So asinine?

@John-bravooo Ай бұрын

Yeah it's antisemitic af. Let Nazis sue Israel. But liberals harassing Jews in America and Europe no prosecution ofc.

@shamundungarwalla1517 Ай бұрын

SOMETHING GOES AGAINT USA, ITS INTELLIGENCE FAILURE 😂😅😂

@omarmoufakkir5434 27 күн бұрын

He talks as if Iraq war is a success! Shame to use it as an example.

@sal78sal 11 күн бұрын

Americans still think they won Vietnam war

@stevezhang5532 9 күн бұрын

Afghanistan So how did that work out 😂😂

@robertwalker7924 25 күн бұрын

" gangs, thugs, criminals " ? sounds like every town and city in the land of the free USA ,,,,

@naeemdin3606 27 күн бұрын

Usa always leaves the country incaost after leaving,they don't have the right to destroy other countries

@zr1pja 23 күн бұрын

Petraeus just cannot stop talking. On top of that he believes his own unjustified and non factual version of everything that he has been involved in. He is a prime example of a military politician. Not a single success militarily nor humanitarian.

@Eagle1836 Ай бұрын

This moderator is either baiting him or does not understand the reality on the ground. Our enemies are not held to standards.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Brainwashed propagandist justifies violent aggression and war crimes across the globe in the comments section ☝️

@Eagle1836 Ай бұрын

@@mohammedroshankhan7912 Nope. You can see that Russia has no rules, Hamas has no rules, Taliban has no rules. North Korea has no rules. Iran has no rules. Hezbollah has no rules. Or should I say that they do not go by the Geneva convention and western rules.

@laulaksiddique6160 Ай бұрын

@Eagle1836 actually the West has historically committed global genocide for centuries

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

@@Eagle1836 This guy Eagle doesn't understand that the US has invaded or orchestrated coups in over 60 countries in half a century and that it props up and supports totalitarian regimes all over the world. He likes to blame the victims of imperial aggression and violence.

@Eagle1836 Ай бұрын

@@mohammedroshankhan7912 Here's a suggestion - live and let live, and stop trying to conquer people in the name of G-d

@NunuHuin Ай бұрын

The journalist suckszzzz

@zulkerhyder9510 Ай бұрын

I dis agree woth david patrious withoit realy invilved impoosivle to win ukraine war Ww3 will be if we get involve. Mr david is a war.monger. We shoukd work towards peace He never spoke aboit peace

@markusmegersa3605 28 күн бұрын

Petraeus likes to hear himself talk. The interviewer is faced with a wall of words, a kind of verbal diarrhea or an escape from words. Pausing and meditating is not something that Petraeus does, his world is built of words and is therefore limited and trapped in time...

@phillipgriffiths9624 10 күн бұрын

Many many words but no substance!

@mikee6618 28 күн бұрын

I like Borat guy

@zeemanzeeman5577 28 күн бұрын

The interviewer needs more knowledge and self confidence.

@zackafr Ай бұрын

Starting from the title of your video, to the thumbnail you chose to the questions you ask, you are trying really hard to tell us how evil is US. I am here to listen to the general. 100 times Cynical West and not one time dictatorships and regressive theocracies.

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

😂😂 Brainwashed propagandist doesn't understand that the US supports, arms and promotes totalitarian dictatorships and regressive theocracies all over the entire globe☝️

@JohnnyComelately-eb5zv Ай бұрын

Another war criminal. This channel had on Alistair Campbell a few weeks back and now this guy. Who is the brainwashed person making these choices?

@tonyshams Ай бұрын

When the General was extrpolating the number of people killed and kidnaped on 10/7 compared to 9/11 (i.e., a considerably very large number) it would had been interesting if the interviewer had compared and extrapolated the number of people killed in Ghana to, say, our invasion of Iraq -- not that Iraq had anything to do with it. If we say the population of Iraq is 44M; and to round the numbers, let's say 40,000 (out of 2M) have been killed in Ghaza so far, it would be a 22 times magnitude. In other words, the extrapolatiom for our retaliation for 9/11 then would had been as if we killed about 880,000 poeple (about half million of which would had been women and children) in 6 months, which comparing the two areas population density would had required nuclear bombs, vs. the 2000 kg dumb bombs used in Ghaza. Extrapolation goes both ways.Just a though...

@agnelomascarenhas8990 Ай бұрын

This was not the first attack by Hamas. For Hamas it is equivalent to a religious war. It isn't war as an extension of politics in the western sense. The key idea for Israel is to deliver ever larger penalty per crime. Proportional response is about forgetting history.

@John-bravooo Ай бұрын

Nobody dies in Gaza for existing. It's a war. Asymmetrical war. Oct 7th was MURDER. Leftists hand-wave murder in America but obsess over....war? In a battlespace? Socialists have murdered more in USA since Oct 7th than Israelis in Gaza (0 murders) This is what happens when Marxists take over. Of course the millions slaughtered by Socialists is never a problem. Israel has a right to defend itself. Leftists think they have a right to to persecute Jews all over the US like Hitler.

@raveneye12 2 күн бұрын

I’m pretty sure from my reading of the history books that Palestinians were killing Jews long before the state of Israel existed. While they’re excuse now is that they don’t have a state. The truth is that when they were in power, they were thugs and they are thugs now.