Dearlove states the EU lacks military capability or power to balance Russia.
“The EU doesn't have the military capability or power to balance Russia. And what's interesting is,”
Dearlove reveals he advised Blair not to dissolve Iraqi military structures but was not followed.
“my advice to Blair, which he didn't follow, because I'm not a policy guy, but I said, look, what we should have because bits of the Iraqi army were not particularly contaminated by Saddam Hussein.”
Dearlove states China builds more naval tonnage annually than the entire Royal Navy in fifteen to eighteen months.
“Chinese navy is building more tonnage in a year to eighteen months each year than composes the whole of the Royal Navy. That's the speed of its expansion.”
Dearlove states China's navy builds more tonnage annually than the entire Royal Navy in twelve to eighteen months.
“Chinese navy is building more tonnage in a year to eighteen months each year than composes the whole of the Royal Navy.”
Dearlove describes Ukraine as putty in American hands, militarily dependent on support no other nation can replicate.
“Militarily at the moment they are heavily dependent on American support and it can't really be replicated. What they're being given can't be replicated by any other nation.”
Dearlove says policing a Ukraine ceasefire line would require 200,000 to 300,000 troops.
“And the idea that you're gonna have, you know, 30,000 it would take 200 to 300,000 troops to please the ceasefire line. Look.”
Dearlove argues Israel has already defeated Iran militarily and Iran cannot destabilize the Middle East.
“Israel, the new Sparta, have effectively already defeated Iran militarily, and Iran is in a very weak position.”
Dearlove notes Iran has 93 million people and 150,000 Revolutionary Guards aside from regular army.
“this is a huge country, 93,000,000 people, very entrenched elite military force, the revolutionary guards, which are a 150,000, aside from the regular army.”
Dearlove suggests Iranian army could take over from IRGC as more nationalistic than theocratic force.
“It's possible you could get an army takeover in Iran. By that, I mean, I'm drawing a distinction between the army and the IRGC. The army has a more nationalistic rather than theocratic.”
Dearlove reveals an American general was meeting with 400 Iraqi officers about running Iraq when disbandment order arrived.
“the huge mistake that Bremer made in Iraq on which we were not consulted, I was chief at the time, was to disband the Iraqi military.”
Dearlove reveals he urged Blair to form a military council in Iraq instead of disbanding the army.
“the huge mistake that Brammer made in Iraq on which we were not consulted, I was chief at the time, was to disband the Iraqi military.”
Dearlove reveals 400 Iraqi officers lost pensions when disbanding order came mid-meeting about governance.
“He said to me last week, couple of weeks ago, that he was actually in a hangar in Baghdad talking to 400 senior Iraqi officers about running the country when the order came through to disband the army, and they all lost their pensions at the same time.”
Dearlove recounts recent conversation with senior American general confirming his Iraq military council advice.
“I mean, I was urging the Blair government to form a military council. And actually talking to an American general recently who was part of that group, who was in a very senior position,”