Patrick Craig Roberts talking to Dr Nima Alkhorshid on Dialogue Works

Paul Craig Roberts says that Iranian leaders are mistaken if they view a pause in U.S. attacks as more than tactical. Washington is not interested in peace but is focused on maximum pressure to control the region, making any negotiations insincere. 

"I was 25 years in Washington essentially at the top, and those people they can't accept defeats."

"When you agree to a ceasefire before you finish off the enemy, the war's not over. And the longer this thing goes on, the more the Americans can come to the conclusion: 'We have to win this, our national prestige is at stake, America's military reputation, we can't let Iran prevail,' and they'll talk themselves into using nuclear weapons. That's the danger I've always seen, I pointed it out at the beginning, it still worries me."

"Weaponising the US dollar through sanctions is the true threat to its global reserve status."

Back in November talking to Iran's Pars Today he said:

"I was surprised that Iran did not make greater use of the Iron Dome’s ineffectiveness, as it was unable to intercept Iran’s attacks. Iran could have continued the assault and destroyed Israel.

...A ceasefire is usually proposed by the side that is losing its military advantage. In this case, Israel was able to gain an opportunity to recover by requesting a ceasefire. By accepting this pause, Iran gave Israel time to rebuild.”

I used to think he and other people like Pepe Escobar and Alastair Crooke were pretty crazy but the last few years have taught us all a lot about America. 

I always trusted John Mearsheimer from at least 2014 or before. The Syrian war taught me to trust Alastair Crooke. I remember enjoying but distrusting Douglas Macgregor and Scott Ritter when friends sent me their broadcasts after Russia invaded Ukraine and continuing following Sir Lawrence Freedman and the RUSI boys etc etc, time thrown away.