I don't put total faith in Col. Macgregor or Scott Ritter because both can be loose talkers, especially Macgregor. But they do have some credible opinion to keep one interested.
You're being way too kind calling them loose talkers. Maybe Macgregor since much, and I mean MUCH of his predictions have fallen spectacularly flat on their faces. Those kinds of things put a beating on one's reputation, especially when they're sensationalized by prognosticators with the qualifications & backgrounds of people like good old Mac. They've both been exposed of the umpteenth degree, but Scott Ritter has redefined the term loose talker. More like loose cannon.
Did you see what that clown expounded about with his brilliant military analysis that Egypt is a cowardly nation because it hasn't done anything to stop the genocide AND that all it needed to do was send -- now get this -- 5 DIVISIONS to the border with the Gaza! 5 DIVISIONS!!! You know how many troops & armored platforms are 5 divisions? That's 100,000 men, 1,500 tanks, 1,200 artillery units, 800 IFVs & APC and 600 mobile SAM systems not to mention all the SOFs & their equipment ATGMs & other equipment.
A total of 5 divisions is exactly what Egypt had when it launched the Yom Kippur WAR! A war! lol and this genius (who apparently has the military IQ of an asparagus) thinks "all they had to do was just that" and that it would not only stop the genocide (which is absurd just on its own merit to begin with) but didn't even ponder for a second or take an ounce of consideration as to the consequences of such a dumbass idea. Or to not even have the understanding of the military restrictions of the area or any of the history that's had a great impact on the military conditions of the army he's so boldly trying to lecture while ignorantly & arrogantly defaming and insulting. That alone is so mind-blowing, the fact that he didn't even know it, let alone consider it. As if there wouldn't be any drawback to such an absurd suggestion and that the only result of such a moronic idea would be the evil, bastardly entity ending its genocide on the Palestinians. He's lucky he's not peddling that crap at someone who knows what they're talking about and would instantly put him in his place. You're not gonna get that from Judge Napolitano loool. What a clown.
Of course, the worst part is this is coming from a supposed ex-Marine Corp intelligence officer. That's the asinine level of quality that is what this jerkoff Scott Ritter the pedophile has to offer with his brilliant military analyst.
The guy is a half-looted imbecile with a filthy & disgusting past and imagine with his supposed Marine Corps military intelligence background and being a pedophilic lowlife then having the nerve to come out to the world and call an entire population and army that has fought 4 wars with this filthy, decrepit entity, a cowardly nation and army. A pedophile said this.
What might be equally worst is those who believe that and use it to promote their hatred. That's that specific vitriol I mentioned to you before, except this is not the well-intentioned kind. This is the real filthy bottom of the barrel scum vitriol that's mainly rooted in sectarianism and does absolutely nothing but create friction & division between all of us who support and must keep supporting the Palestinians but instead, it feeds the enemy. With every word they talk about the non-presence of the Ummah, they accomplish nothing but show their hypocrisy in the same breath by promoting that breakdown in the Ummah with their own vitriolic notions. It's a crying shame.