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The Iraq example shows that removing the Ba'athist elite from government, military, and police destroyed functional pillars of society and produced sectarian violence.
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Iraq
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...flags in 2026, right? So these attacks against American interests in Iraq, in Syria. And basically, and also possibly on the homeland as well...."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...flags in 2026, right? So these attacks against American interests in Iraq, in Syria. And basically, and also possibly on the homeland as well...."
Key Notes
diagnosis
He says elite failures in Afghanistan, Iraq, the 2008 financial crisis, and COVID policy have destroyed trust in government, media, science, the military, and other institutions.
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In response to an Iraq-route question, Jiang argues that Iraq's sovereignty, Shia militias, mountain terrain, and drones would prevent an easy staging or withdrawal route for U.S. troops.
model
The speaker says Iran and Saudi Arabia fought three proxy or shadow wars in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
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The speaker argues that Iran defeated Saudi Arabia in the Iraq proxy war by exploiting Iraq's Shia majority after the U.S. invasion, and also won the Syria proxy war by supporting Assad alongside Russia.
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The speaker says Qasem Soleimani was the second most powerful man in Iran after the supreme leader and was responsible for Iran's Iraq, Syria, and Yemen policies, making him Saudi Arabia's public enemy number one.
prediction
Jiang predicts false flags in 2026 against American interests in Iraq, Syria, possibly the homeland, as part of the path to war with Iran.
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Jiang compares the proposed destruction of Iran with Iraq after 2003, where de-Baathification destroyed state capacity and helped produce ongoing sectarian violence.
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"...flags in 2026, right? So these attacks against American interests in Iraq, in Syria. And basically, and also possibly on the homeland as well...."
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"...Middle East for the past 20 years, what they did in Iraq, what they did in Libya and Syria, I think there is a..."
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"...so with that one order, it destroyed the nation state of Iraq. It destroyed the government of Iraq and its ability to deliver basic..."
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"will you so what people forget is on 2003 uh when America did shock and all there was tremendous military pushback against destruction of..."
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"...awe is that people forget but at that time in 2003 Iraq didn't have any defense okay it didn't have any way to defend..."
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"the main adversary to Iran in the Middle East so why would they do that that would be just be insane and honestly they..."
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"Do you agree with that? I do, in theory, agree with it, that if it does work out, the prices of everything will go..."
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"...a million people died. Preemptive strikes, though, 2003. I went to Iraq. Turns out it wasn't the way to go. So, I mean, I'm..."
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"this administration is doing what they think is the right thing for the future, not just of the country but of the West. Don't..."
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"...felt thoroughly vindicated. Somebody did say something interesting this week about Iraq now, that if you look at Iraq now, it is in a..."
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"said, there's been enough blood spilled, but it's taken us 20 years of relentless combat to get to today. And it's been a long..."
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"some point Saudi Arabia will join this war on behalf of the Americans uh because the animosity between Saudi Arabia in Iran go way..."
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Jiang treats the Xi–Trump visit as a strategic theater.
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Jiang treats the Middle East conflict and global monetary system as parts of one strategic architecture: empire, geography, and control of energy channels.
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Kim Iversen brings Jiang on because the channel has become a prediction machine.
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Redacted asks Jiang whether the Iran war is already out of control.
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Danny asks whether Jiang's Iran-war prediction is now playing out.
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Piers brings Jiang on because two earlier predictions already landed and a third appears to be unfolding: Trump won, war with Iran came, and now the question is whether America can survive the kind...
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Glenn Diesen asks Jiang the practical questions first: what is this war for, who is exhausting whom, where is the weak point, and why would Washington choose such a disaster?
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