Colonel (ret) Douglas Macgregor is a decorated combat veteran, the author of four books and a PhD. He is also Executive Vice President of Burke-Macgregor Group LLC, a consulting and intellectual capital brokerage firm based in Reston, VA. He was commissioned in the US Army in 1976 after one year at VMI and four years at West Point.
His groundbreaking books, Breaking the Phalanx (1997) and Transformation under Fire (2003) has influenced change inside America’s ground forces. His doctoral dissertation, The Soviet-East German Military Alliance, published as a book by Cambridge University Press in 1989.
In 1991, he was awarded the bronze star with “V” device for valor under fire with the Second Armored Cavalry Regiment that destroyed a full-strength Republican Guard Brigade on 26 February 1991. The Battle of the 73 Easting, the U.S. Army’s largest tank battle since World War II is the subject of his book, Warrior’s Rage. The Great Tank Battle of 73 Easting.
Macgregor has testified as an expert witness on national security issues before the House Armed Services and House Foreign Relations Committee. He is a frequent guest commentator on radio and television.
Trump says "nothing definitive" was agreed upon during his 3-hour meeting with Netanyahu at the White House, and that he still wants to see if the U.S. can make a nuclear deal with Iran. This, as the Pentagon is preparing to deploy a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, and many are wondering if Trump's rhetoric is just a smokescreen for the next U.S. attack.
Ret. U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor said he believes "it's only a matter of time" before the U.S. carries out its next attack on Iran, but that it will be a mistake because the U.S. lacks both the air power and the air defenses in the region.
He also pointed out that even if the U.S. engages in a prolonged bombing campaign, that doesn't guarantee any changes on the ground, especially as the Iranian people have already shown that they will increase support for their government when attacked.