EXCLUSIVE: The Crumbling Illusion of Western Military Power

Dmitry Orlov wastes no time cutting through the pageantry. European moves to recognize Palestine are, to him, “trivial” and “irrelevant” gestures meant to look independent of Washington while changing nothing about Israeli policy or U.S. backing (3:05, 3:54). The vote counts don’t matter; the outcomes never did. What matters, Orlov says, is that Israel can’t defend itself—and the West knows it (5:24, 5:32).

On Iran, the verdict is blunt. Even without top‑tier air defenses, Tehran showed it could hit back; once modern Russian or Chinese systems arrive, Israel will lose the ability to attack Iran, but Iran will not lose the ability to attack Israel (4:53, 4:59). The balance of deterrence is shifting, and it isn’t shifting toward Tel Aviv.

Orlov’s Washington is a capital on autopilot: Congress “critters,” an intelligence community “fighting to stay out of prison,” and a White House staffed by yes‑men managing a leader who won’t hear “no” (9:42, 9:54, 10:00). But what Orlov reveals next about the U.S. military’s limits—and why Ukraine, Israel, and Europe can’t be saved by press releases—changes the whole map of power.