On 24 April 2024, I was on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.” We talked about: 1) the recent conflict between Iran and Israel and what it means for Israeli deterrence; 2) whether nuclear weapons are a force for peace; and 3) the morality of purposely killing civilians to win a war.
Intellectually, this was the equivalent of putting a flyweight in with Mike Tyson. However… Morgan commands a big following of people who’s opinions would, I expect, be close to his own. So - educating them could be considered a worthwhile crusade.
Prof. Mearsheimer's masterclass on how to conduct an exemplary argument/discussion on full display. Remarkably constructive, calm, and well beyond courteous with Piers Morgan, throughout this entire exchange. I am eternally grateful for you, John, and your tireless work!
Professor you did a good job! A lot of respect for your patience, calmness and courtesy. I wouldn't be able to endure his ignorance and utter nonsense.
I cannot continue to watch these interviews with this moron any further. As usual you are enabling him! During the very first segment 2:53 to 4:15 every single utterance he spewed was an epic lie - parroted verbatim from mainstream media! For nearly a minute and a half this total jackass once again got to spew his total bullshit propaganda and that's what you're enabling! Your immediate reply should have been just that! Ripping apart every single thing he said! Iran's attack was a success, it was also to gather intelligence, another enormous success. The list of successes were enormous and instead you continue to allow these falsehoods to be aired GOING ON HIS SHOW! You singlehandedly give him a platform and a bully pulpit!!
What is the point of your appearance? People don't turn on this buffoon to learn anything but rather choose sides. It's what they live for and why these shows are such a success. The only one worse than he is (although probably separated at birth) is that other imbecile Rachel Maddow. How low they sink to be considered relevant!
Never happen, there is not an intellect on the planet that turns on his show for knowledge but rather people like Joy Behar and the other morons on The View that repeat all of this!
You would never ever deliberately give a platform to these ignoramuses by going on his show. This is why I believe John's controlled opposition - a lovely man mind you and a true gentleman - but clearly he's aiding and abetting all of this. Why else is he lowering himself?
The truth! Someone needs to shove it down that imbeciles throat!
Iran’s hypersonic missiles generate deterrence through terror, says Scott Ritter
by Alfredo Jalife-Rahme
Despite the Israeli propaganda campaign to persuade Western media that the Iranian response didn’t cause any damage, the truth is emerging. Tehran did not seek to attack the Israeli civilian population, but to test the IDF defenses. For the first time, it used hypersonic missiles that neither Israel’s allies nor its own army were able to intercept.
VOLTAIRE NETWORK | MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) | 22 APRIL 2024
DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS NORSK PORTUGUÊS
The anticipated Iranian retaliation had been widely announced 72 hours in advance and even calibrated, according to the Financial Times, for fear of soaring oil prices.
Larry Johnson, a former CIA agent, noted that despite the West’s trumpeting about Iran’s failure - the song of Western lackeys, whose multimedia is largely controlled by the "Israeli lobby" - Iran carried out precisely what it planned to do in Israel and demonstrated a remarkably sophisticated capability, using maneuverable warheads [1].
Israel’s most popular newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, slammed Israel’s strategic failure, while The Washington Times denounced the Biden administration’s "deterrence failure" in preventing conflict between Iran and Israel [2].
Hayman Tamir, director of the Israeli think-tank Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), said that Iran was in a position to cause damage to Israel without the US engaging in a counter-attack - something Prime Minister Netanyahu would have strongly wished for [3].
Ilya Tsukanov of Sputnik – media outlet from Russia, one of the two superpowers in terms of hypersonic missiles, in tandem with China – reports that Iranian multimedia confirmed the use of undetectable hypersonic missiles.
As for Iranian channel PressTV, it showed, with supporting video, that all the hypersonic missiles deployed successfully reached their targets: namely, the highly strategic air base of Nevatim, which hosts the F-35s, and that of Ramon, located very close to the clandestine nuclear power plant of Dimona [4].
Moreover, PressTV claims that Iran is among the few countries that possess the technology to produce hypersonic missiles capable of traveling at astonishing speed and hitting their targets with great precision [5].
According to other Iranian sources, Iran’s hypersonic missiles (Fattah 2) hit a secret Mossad military base in the Syrian Golan Heights, which belongs to Syria and was annexed by Israel - reportedly costing the lives of 44 ( sic) spies - and even hit a Mossad building in Tel Aviv.
Beyond the propaganda war dominated by the "Israeli lobby" in the West, which extols Israel’s prowess - backed by the United States, the United Kingdom, France and even Jordan - of having destroyed 99% (sic) of Iran’s fleet of drones/cruise missiles/ballistic missiles, former US Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter - who famously debunked Baby Bush’s gibberish about Saddam Hussein’s inexistent weapons of mass destruction - asserts that "Iran has reestablished deterrence" (from the Latin deterrere, to dissuade through terror) so as to henceforth keep Israel and the United States in check, while Israel thought it could launch an attack on Iran without having to suffer the consequences. This has now been achieved, even though Iran intentionally chose not to take excessively lethal action against Israel [6]. It was a message of deterrence, not an attack!
Famous Russian military analyst Andrey Martyanov [7] explained that Israel was a paper tiger in the face of the immense strategic triumph scored by Iran, which is now the main leader of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. I would qualify that, however, considering Iran does not have nuclear bombs, which is an invention incessantly repeated by Israel, which stocks more than 300 clandestine nuclear bombs in Dimona (according to former President Carter).
On April 14, the Middle East woke up to a new geopolitical equation with Iran bursting in with a launch of nine hypersonic missiles, which it had kept secret, while it has yet to deploy its technologically advanced arsenal.
Iran is keeping its real economic weapon in reserve: the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which would cause a global crisis, triggering an irrepressible rise in oil prices.
As Israel dwells upon its “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” mantra, Colonel Douglas McGregor is afraid that Prime Minister Netanyahu will launch his nuclear bombs against Iran [8].
Piers might do well to read a dozen or so good books to up the quality of his side of the discussion. Dr. Mearsheimer was patient and helpful. I agree with another commenter that Piers has a lot of fans and this back and forth may have been educational for many of them.
Impressive display of fortitude and stamina, and the remarkable ability to intellectually avoid all the well-laid traps Piers Morgan so carefully devised to fool his prey. Nice job in the interview.
Excellent job John! You commanded respect from Piers through sheer intelligence, calm composure, clear examples & arguments. He always interrupts folks & hammers his ideas onto his guests. He tried that with you and miserably failed. He realized that & himself commended you. He was thanking you profusely for educating him….🤣…& said he loves having you! He’s clearly pro-Israel, even though many of his guests have provided clear demonstrations of Israel’s crimes. He always sides with pro-Israel guests. Also, another point, you didn’t emphasize that Iran’s retaliation was just a dud exploratory attack, with 72 h advance notice, following all UN & international laws & procedures etc & all with old outdated missiles…. Iran’s $2M spend vs Israel’s $1.3 B spend. Israel was totally fooled into exposing their response capabilities in a real attack. Piers already knows these things from previous guests, but he remained hardcore pro-Israel, tooting how the Iran retaliation was a massive “failure” & Israel was “successful” in shooting down duds…🤣
Piers Morgan is a blowhard who is in waaay over his head in every interview he conducts. How is it that this dull normal intellect is put in front of a camera and given a platform to waste peoples time?
Piers must have regrets with MearSheimer on his show . He sure makes piers look like the uninformed , oblivious , and brainwashed sheeple he appeared to be all along.
I have no idea how Dr M doesn’t blow a gasket talking to Piers. I sure did.
Haha! I was thinking the same thing. Piers is not his peer.
jajajjajaja. Spot on.
I apologize. I don’t mean to offer an ad hominem attack, but this guy Pierce Morgan is truly an idiot.
No need to apologize. This foolish man must catch up a wake-up.
Intellectually, this was the equivalent of putting a flyweight in with Mike Tyson. However… Morgan commands a big following of people who’s opinions would, I expect, be close to his own. So - educating them could be considered a worthwhile crusade.
Prof. Mearsheimer's masterclass on how to conduct an exemplary argument/discussion on full display. Remarkably constructive, calm, and well beyond courteous with Piers Morgan, throughout this entire exchange. I am eternally grateful for you, John, and your tireless work!
John you are Fantastic
Professor you did a good job! A lot of respect for your patience, calmness and courtesy. I wouldn't be able to endure his ignorance and utter nonsense.
I cannot continue to watch these interviews with this moron any further. As usual you are enabling him! During the very first segment 2:53 to 4:15 every single utterance he spewed was an epic lie - parroted verbatim from mainstream media! For nearly a minute and a half this total jackass once again got to spew his total bullshit propaganda and that's what you're enabling! Your immediate reply should have been just that! Ripping apart every single thing he said! Iran's attack was a success, it was also to gather intelligence, another enormous success. The list of successes were enormous and instead you continue to allow these falsehoods to be aired GOING ON HIS SHOW! You singlehandedly give him a platform and a bully pulpit!!
What is the point of your appearance? People don't turn on this buffoon to learn anything but rather choose sides. It's what they live for and why these shows are such a success. The only one worse than he is (although probably separated at birth) is that other imbecile Rachel Maddow. How low they sink to be considered relevant!
I thought John spoke in a way that would possibly get a few people in Piers' audience to actually think about what he's saying.
People who follow Morgan dont want to think for themselves. Thats why they subscribe to this creature.
Liked x a billion!
Never happen, there is not an intellect on the planet that turns on his show for knowledge but rather people like Joy Behar and the other morons on The View that repeat all of this!
You would never ever deliberately give a platform to these ignoramuses by going on his show. This is why I believe John's controlled opposition - a lovely man mind you and a true gentleman - but clearly he's aiding and abetting all of this. Why else is he lowering himself?
Nonsense.
The truth! Someone needs to shove it down that imbeciles throat!
Iran’s hypersonic missiles generate deterrence through terror, says Scott Ritter
by Alfredo Jalife-Rahme
Despite the Israeli propaganda campaign to persuade Western media that the Iranian response didn’t cause any damage, the truth is emerging. Tehran did not seek to attack the Israeli civilian population, but to test the IDF defenses. For the first time, it used hypersonic missiles that neither Israel’s allies nor its own army were able to intercept.
VOLTAIRE NETWORK | MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) | 22 APRIL 2024
DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS NORSK PORTUGUÊS
The anticipated Iranian retaliation had been widely announced 72 hours in advance and even calibrated, according to the Financial Times, for fear of soaring oil prices.
Larry Johnson, a former CIA agent, noted that despite the West’s trumpeting about Iran’s failure - the song of Western lackeys, whose multimedia is largely controlled by the "Israeli lobby" - Iran carried out precisely what it planned to do in Israel and demonstrated a remarkably sophisticated capability, using maneuverable warheads [1].
Israel’s most popular newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, slammed Israel’s strategic failure, while The Washington Times denounced the Biden administration’s "deterrence failure" in preventing conflict between Iran and Israel [2].
Hayman Tamir, director of the Israeli think-tank Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), said that Iran was in a position to cause damage to Israel without the US engaging in a counter-attack - something Prime Minister Netanyahu would have strongly wished for [3].
Ilya Tsukanov of Sputnik – media outlet from Russia, one of the two superpowers in terms of hypersonic missiles, in tandem with China – reports that Iranian multimedia confirmed the use of undetectable hypersonic missiles.
As for Iranian channel PressTV, it showed, with supporting video, that all the hypersonic missiles deployed successfully reached their targets: namely, the highly strategic air base of Nevatim, which hosts the F-35s, and that of Ramon, located very close to the clandestine nuclear power plant of Dimona [4].
Moreover, PressTV claims that Iran is among the few countries that possess the technology to produce hypersonic missiles capable of traveling at astonishing speed and hitting their targets with great precision [5].
According to other Iranian sources, Iran’s hypersonic missiles (Fattah 2) hit a secret Mossad military base in the Syrian Golan Heights, which belongs to Syria and was annexed by Israel - reportedly costing the lives of 44 ( sic) spies - and even hit a Mossad building in Tel Aviv.
Beyond the propaganda war dominated by the "Israeli lobby" in the West, which extols Israel’s prowess - backed by the United States, the United Kingdom, France and even Jordan - of having destroyed 99% (sic) of Iran’s fleet of drones/cruise missiles/ballistic missiles, former US Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter - who famously debunked Baby Bush’s gibberish about Saddam Hussein’s inexistent weapons of mass destruction - asserts that "Iran has reestablished deterrence" (from the Latin deterrere, to dissuade through terror) so as to henceforth keep Israel and the United States in check, while Israel thought it could launch an attack on Iran without having to suffer the consequences. This has now been achieved, even though Iran intentionally chose not to take excessively lethal action against Israel [6]. It was a message of deterrence, not an attack!
Famous Russian military analyst Andrey Martyanov [7] explained that Israel was a paper tiger in the face of the immense strategic triumph scored by Iran, which is now the main leader of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. I would qualify that, however, considering Iran does not have nuclear bombs, which is an invention incessantly repeated by Israel, which stocks more than 300 clandestine nuclear bombs in Dimona (according to former President Carter).
On April 14, the Middle East woke up to a new geopolitical equation with Iran bursting in with a launch of nine hypersonic missiles, which it had kept secret, while it has yet to deploy its technologically advanced arsenal.
Iran is keeping its real economic weapon in reserve: the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which would cause a global crisis, triggering an irrepressible rise in oil prices.
As Israel dwells upon its “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” mantra, Colonel Douglas McGregor is afraid that Prime Minister Netanyahu will launch his nuclear bombs against Iran [8].
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Piers might do well to read a dozen or so good books to up the quality of his side of the discussion. Dr. Mearsheimer was patient and helpful. I agree with another commenter that Piers has a lot of fans and this back and forth may have been educational for many of them.
Impressive display of fortitude and stamina, and the remarkable ability to intellectually avoid all the well-laid traps Piers Morgan so carefully devised to fool his prey. Nice job in the interview.
Dr. Mearsheimer,
Thank you for helping to preserve public debate.
Excellent job John! You commanded respect from Piers through sheer intelligence, calm composure, clear examples & arguments. He always interrupts folks & hammers his ideas onto his guests. He tried that with you and miserably failed. He realized that & himself commended you. He was thanking you profusely for educating him….🤣…& said he loves having you! He’s clearly pro-Israel, even though many of his guests have provided clear demonstrations of Israel’s crimes. He always sides with pro-Israel guests. Also, another point, you didn’t emphasize that Iran’s retaliation was just a dud exploratory attack, with 72 h advance notice, following all UN & international laws & procedures etc & all with old outdated missiles…. Iran’s $2M spend vs Israel’s $1.3 B spend. Israel was totally fooled into exposing their response capabilities in a real attack. Piers already knows these things from previous guests, but he remained hardcore pro-Israel, tooting how the Iran retaliation was a massive “failure” & Israel was “successful” in shooting down duds…🤣
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Piers is so unpleasant. The fact that he has a large following is unsettling
Coors Light is the top selling beer in the world, too. Be strong.
Piers Morgan is a blowhard who is in waaay over his head in every interview he conducts. How is it that this dull normal intellect is put in front of a camera and given a platform to waste peoples time?
Piers must have regrets with MearSheimer on his show . He sure makes piers look like the uninformed , oblivious , and brainwashed sheeple he appeared to be all along.
He must be a glutton for punishment then- this is Meirsheimers 2nd or maybe 3rd appearance on his show.
Personally, I think it is part of the msm campaign to prepare their viewers for some very bad news about Ukraine.
Piers should have been lying on a sofa and Dr. M. sitting next to him taking notes (if you know what I mean...)