US-Israel Inch Toward Wider, More Dangerous War

US-Israeli Aggression Across the Middle East

- Following Iran’s missile barrage in the beginning of October, initial reports of “minimal damage” have given way to admissions of much more serious damage;

- Iran may have over 3,000 missiles and is reportedly expanding production even further;

- Israel possesses air defenses capable of intercepting Iranian missiles, but do not exist in the volumes necessary to prevent saturation by large-scale attacks and may not exist in large enough quantities to outlast waves of Iranian missile strikes;

- Iran lacks significant conventional offensive military power and instead relies on asymmetrical networks across the region to keep US-Israeli aggression at a distance;

- Iran’s extensive missile forces serve as a deterrence meant to raise the cost of US-Israeli military aggression across the region, but is not capable of “destroying” Israel;

- The US and Israel lack the conventional military capabilities required to “destroy” Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, or Iran as viable nation-states, but do possess significant stockpiles of nuclear weapons;

Resources:

Guardian - ‘We’re focused on maximum damage’: ground offensive into Gaza seems imminent (October 10, 2023):
CNN - Initial US intelligence suggests Iran was surprised by the Hamas attack on Israel (October 2023):
Reuters - Hamas ditches Assad, backs Syrian revolt (2012):
UN Security Council - Resolution 2334 (2016):
Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran (2009):
The Telegraph - How Iran may have breached the world’s best air defences (October 2, 2024):
Al Jazeera - Saudi Arabia may run out of interceptor missiles in ‘months’ (January 2022):
Jerusalem Post - US deploys anti-ballistic system to Israel, Iran says ‘no red lines’ (October 12, 2024):
Defense News - THAAD, in first operational use, destroys midrange ballistic missile in Houthi attack (2022):
WSJ - How Big Is Iran’s Missile Arsenal? (October 2024):
Reuters - Exclusive: Satellite photos show Iran expanding missile production (July 2024):
AP - Biden won’t support a strike on Iran nuclear sites as Israel weighs response to Iran missile attack (October 3, 2024):
NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):

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[oafhuck]

Sensible, concise and to the point. Brian, you should be heard in the mainstream, but the way things are, you likely won’t. Thanks for your work.

[AshleyMcIntosh-zzkr]

Brilliant Brian.some others tell us the tail is wagging the dog but you, ve got it 100%.thanks for all your efforts.

[silenciothequiet]

Dear Brian, I have been listening, for the past four years straight, to the cohort of the alternative geopolitical analysts and economists. No MSM.

After consideration, I can only conclude that you are one of the few westerners who has a real and documented understanding of what is actually the US' foreign policy, its SOP, theirs goals\objectives, and the ideology that is driving them.

Your reports are always thorough, factual and lucid unlike many commentators who still hang yp to the ridiculous notion that the current Western leadership is acting out of pure arrogance or ignorance, still hoping all this mess is just a historical "mistake" and the USA are a "great nation"...they love George Carlin but Americans have always filtered what he was saying to just keep the bits they like better.

The current geopolitical mess is just a a conclusion of a centuries-old doctrine of imperialism that didn't start in the US but in Western Europe. So it is befitting that they stick together no matter what. What saved the world is that Russia, China and various pockets if resistance in the ME prepared for them, and they didn't expect it.

Only Richard Wolff, Michael Hudson and yourself have an educated understanding of what is at stake and who are the actual perpetrators of these wars and genocides.

[damienflinter]

Many thanks, Brian.
Your diligence is appreciated.

[mirandapampinella]

Totalement d'accord avec vous, merci infiniment !

[maxb]

You are 100% Brian
Thank you for this video.

[mayamichelle]

Excellent reporting and analysis. Thank you Brian.

[nancyperreault]

Bookmarking while listening to Laith Marouf w/ Danny Haiphong.

[GeorgeChi]

👏clear and concise with organized context !! Thank you Brian!

[stevekirkby]

Yes; formenting discontent and friction between peoples. It is a disgrace for humanity.

[kbeidas]

Beautiful Brian … thank you for your ethics

[jaklyncraft]

I am absolutely with you, Brian. Anyone who thinks otherwise is diluded!

[Spacedog]

Great stuff Brian, important that people understand this!

[kitty]

Brian, thank you for the consistent & invaluable job that you do with your videos. It's hard to overestimate the service it provides in enlightening people about the state of the geopolitics in such a concise format.

[cliffordterry]

Thank you for your efforts to inform as many people as you possibly can because the more people become aware, the better the chance for a more positive future.

[PotapychM]

Well, no, Brian. In this case, neither country is a puppet of the other. They are simply under the same control.

[ElongenyMuskgozhin]

They brought it on themselves and probably no soldier wants to die for it

[samgoya]

Excellent work, a good man here with impecable work ethic

[mikenurmela]

Brian needs to get on with Judge Napolitano. Brilliant.

[REwing]

I would like to read a paper about regime change for America!! Such a paper is well over due!!