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Scott Ritter: Iran Should Strike Preemptively – Talks are Just Giving the US Time to Mass Its Forces.

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Scott thinks that the US-Iran negotiations are as much in bad faith as they were last June, and these negotiations are just giving the US time to accumulate its military forces. He thinks Iran should do a preemptive strike now, before the buildup is complete. Yet he also thinks this war should stopped. But he always sounds like he is threatening Iran with a massive military strike. Even though he recommends a preemptive strike by Iran, he also warns them not to sink an aircraft carrier or they will be nuked. I don’t see this analysis as being very helpful. I prefer that of Ray McGovern. In spite of the bad faith of the US last June, he still thinks they are meaningful and can prevent war. Maybe that is just because I share with Ray an optimistic nature. Scott seems to be very pessimistic because all the arms control agreements that he spent his life building have been trashed.

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Tim
Tim
February 19, 2026

The moral of this story is:
How do you know when a Jew is Lying?
His lips are moving.

Tim
Tim
February 19, 2026

Ray McGovern is delusional. I think he’s getting senile.

There are no negotiations, just delaying tactics – just like the Jews are using in Ukraine.

Guy Thornton
Guy Thornton
February 19, 2026

I disagree with Scott’s confidence that the US military plans everything…and knows what it is doing…and the brains trust is confident that the attack will succeed…the US military and govt will screw it up like they always do.

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