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Special Guest: Colonel Douglas Macgregor

August 12, 2026 · 1 h 26 min

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Find us at www.crisisinvesting.com

Find Col. Douglas MacGregor at www.macgregorwarrior.substack.com

https://www.youtube.com/@macgregorwarriordiplomacy

and https://nationalconversation.org/

No Existential Threat from China/Russia—America's Real Crisis Is Internal

In a wide-ranging discussion, Col. Douglas MacGregor argues there are no existential military threats to the United States from China or Russia, contending the most serious dangers come from instability and organized crime in Mexico and the Caribbean Basin, weakened social cohesion, mass migration, and loss of American identity. He criticizes U.S. and NATO leadership over Ukraine, predicts Russia will ultimately defeat Ukraine, and calls Ukraine a "zombie state," while disputing portrayals of Putin as Hitler. MacGregor says defending U.S. borders and reducing overseas "forward presence" are essential in an age of precision missiles, and warns financial manipulation is postponing an inevitable economic reckoning driven by massive public and private debt. He claims the U.S. government is acting against Americans' interests, describes "Israel first" influence in Washington, and expects renewed action against Iran that could exhaust remaining U.S. capacity, while forecasting major geopolitical realignments in the Middle East.

00:00 Biggest Threats Today

01:40 No Military Existential Threat

04:17 Ukraine War Reality Check

05:34 Putin Hitler Narrative

06:14 Son Visits Russia

08:22 Why Russia Moves Slowly

11:30 Ukraine as Zombie State

12:49 Border Security Focus

15:15 End Expeditionary Warfare

17:33 Demographics and Migration

18:19 Army on the Border

20:30 American Identity Erosion

23:08 Immigration and Prosperity

24:46 Europe Identity Rebound

30:35 Assimilation or Collapse

31:55 Scarcity and Education

40:29 Government Not Ours

41:12 Israel First Policies

45:19 Rural Urban Civil Strife

48:20 Hybrid American Identity

49:20 Executive Power Creep

50:01 Historic Strongmen Examples

52:48 Trump and Donor Control

55:04 Corruption and Cromwell Fix

56:12 Midterms and ICE Backlash

58:10 Scarcity and Revolution Risks

01:00:52 Institutional Decay and Youth

01:05:31 Debt Reckoning and Vacuum

01:10:40 Iran War Paths and Alliances

01:17:02 Gaza as Regional Catalyst

01:18:02 Where to Follow MacGregor

01:19:08 Military Reform and Four Stars

01:24:57 National Conversation Closing

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