Guest: Colonel Douglas Macgregor on the Iran War

Guest: Colonel Douglas Macgregor on the Iran War

What can we learn from those who have battled disastrous wars and broken politics? This episode of Trish Wood is Critical zeroes in on foreign policy, media failure and moral courage, with a sharp eye on how power really works. You’ll first hear Trish lay into Canada’s recent wave of political floor crossings, calling them a flat-out betrayal of voters.

She argues that democracy withers when elected officials flip parties without a by-election and when media fail to call it out. Her verdict on the political class is blunt, and she links those manoeuvres to wider concerns about bribery, backroom deals and a hollowed-out democratic culture. The centrepiece is her conversation with Colonel Douglas Macgregor about the Iran war and US support for Israel.

Macgregor claims the conflict “is entirely at the behest of Israel” and traces it to pressure from “Zionist billionaires” on American politics. He questions Donald Trump’s decisions, the influence of wealthy donors, and a Congress he describes as effectively bought. If you’ve ever wondered who really benefits from foreign wars, you’ll get stark answers here.

Macgregor also outlines why, in his view, Iran can’t be defeated by conventional means, praises Tehran’s military strategy, and suggests Israel itself may struggle to survive long term after its recent actions. His critique of modern generals, air power fantasies, and repeated Western miscalculations is unflinching. To close, Trish shares a moving clip from Ross Douthat’s conversation with dying senator Ben Sasse, who reflects on suffering, faith, death and misaligned priorities.

Lines like, “If you support the troops, get them the hell out of there,” and Sasse’s urge to honour the sabbath and lock phones away at dinner turn abstract geopolitics into deeply human questions. If you’re drawn to hard questions about truth, power and conscience, this one might stay with you long after it ends.