LEGENDARY US-Ambassador Reveals TRUTHS About Georgia, Europe, and the USA | Jack Matlock 

Thank you jack Matlock for telling the truth.

Russia is not our enemy.

He is a voice of sanity.

PEACE on Earth for people of GOOD-WILL!!

The USA or any Western Power such as the UK, having any say as Guarantor for Georgia's Sovereignty, and Security is a total absurdity!

Georgia got its work cut out for it. Avoiding regime change by the West is a complicated feat

One can only dream that programs like yours will become the main stream media . Perhaps that is hoping for too much .

Ambassador Matlock is a rare gem in this age of clown world diplomacy.

Please stop spreading hate about Russia or any country. Let's stop supporting only 1 side and always push for peace talks. I'm not sure what the truth is but I believe if there's no NATO the world would be a better place. Its double standard is appaling. Thank you for speaking out 🙏

It's bitterly ironic how the West made such a song and dance for decades about tearing down the Iron Curtain and The Wall and yet its spent the decades since that was achieved trying to put up new ones.

New draftees “run away at the first shell explosion,” a commander told the British newspaper: The Ukrainian military has been so depleted by attrition that new infantry troops are often unfit for combat and flee at the first sign of fighting, the Financial Times reported on Friday. In some units, around two thirds of soldiers are reportedly killed or wounded within days of arriving at the front. Manpower shortages have plagued the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for well over a year, according to reports in Ukrainian and Western media outlets. After multiple rounds of conscription, the average age of a Ukrainian soldier is now 45, and many of those sent to the front are unfit for combat, multiple commanders and soldiers told the British newspaper. “When the new guys get to the position, a lot of them run away at the first shell explosion,” a deputy commander fighting near Ugledar in Donetsk Region said. Another commander whose unit is attempting to hold the nearby town of Khurakove said that “some guys freeze [because] they are too afraid to shoot the enemy, and then they are the ones who leave in body bags or severely wounded.” The commanders estimated that 50-70% of new infantry troops are killed or wounded within days of starting their first rotation. Experienced soldiers “are being killed off too quickly” and replaced by older and less fit men, another commander told the Financial Times. “As infantry, you need to run, you need to be strong, you need to carry heavy equipment,” he said, adding: “It’s hard to do that if you aren’t young.” As of May, the Ukrainian military has been drafting 30,000 soldiers per month. However, AFU Commander-in-Chief General Aleksandr Syrsky admitted earlier this month that these new recruits are often sent to fight with as little as six weeks’ training. The commanders who spoke to the Financial Times said that they consider this training worthless, as many of the AFU’s instructors haven’t seen combat themselves. “Some of them don’t even know how to hold their rifles,” one officer said. “They peel more potatoes than they shoot bullets,” he complained, explaining that he had bought paintball guns in order to teach his new men how to shoot without wasting ammunition. Those who survive often go AWOL after their first rotation, while others are so shell-shocked and exhausted that they are checked into psychiatric wards, the newspaper reported. With the AFU under no legal obligation to demobilize troops, joining the army or getting conscripted is viewed by recruits as “a one-way ticket,” a ten-year veteran told the Financial Times.

Matlock was o of the people that saved the world during the Cuban missile crisis To bad people like him are not around today among the diplomatic core

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Wonderful to hear more wisdom from Ambassador Matlock's mature perspectives. Diplomacy has sadly become something of a "lost Art" in the U.S. State Department... Hopefully a new Administration will take up the challenging task of restructuring its staffing and ideological framework to free the U.S. from the fantasy of World Domination currently being projected, in service to the massive warren of military industry & corrupt political/Intel community interests at "work" today. Keep up the good work, Pascal & associates!! ✨ 🎉 ✨

I've heard that the US and Israelis trained and equipped the Georgian military before their 2008 attack. Is this a fact?

I find it almost humorous that the former ambassador to Georgia says "Russia and Georgia need to maintain a relationship." The humor (sarc) is that no one here touches on the subject that Russian oil and gas pipelines flow through Georgia, among several other countries in that region, so rest assured, Russia WILL take care of relations where THEIR oil and gas pipelines run. Why was this aspect not discussed? Resource control is the reason ALL of these events are occurring....nothing to do with economies or East vs West emotions as media deceives with every day.

MEXICO wants to join BRICS. I hope it does, to get out of the thumb of the US and its threats.

NATO which is primarily created against Soviet (now Russia) putting guns at Russian borders is not a big issue But Russia putting guns at USA borders is very big problem....this is not hypocrisy ??

One can only dream that programs like yours will become the main stream media . Perhaps that is hoping for too much .

"The mystery disappeared in 60 seconds" Well done Mr. Matlock. You are truly a promoter and truth teller.

My respects for being a truly neutral podcast and for hosting thoughtful independent experts.

It is the US that does not condone friendly relations with all, rather “ you are with me or against me ‘ doctrine. When Warsaw Pact dissolved, what was the point of NATO?

The problem with being associated with both Russia and America is that we have an America that insists that you are either militarily with us or against us.

Thanks to all of you for a very informative discussion. I'm sure that Georgia would benefit from the Belt and Road, and North South transport corridor which would be facilitated via better relations wirh Russia.

It might be interestuing to hear what Mr. Matlock thinks of recent unrest in Georgia over the fact that the NGO's in the country were being asked about their financing. To show whether foreign funding is involved. Something that also happens in the USA, by the way..

Compare Jack Matlock with Donald Trump or even your average senator ( Republicans in particular!) . Surely there have to be many Americans of that calibre who realise that US warmongering is catastrophic for the world? Why don't they speak up more? (or maybe they do and are being suppressed?)

In 2008 after the Russo Georgian war, EU created an international research group to investigate why that war started. That group went to Georgia and in the end produced a report which stated exactly what ambassador Matlock said in this discussion. One can find this report on the Internet still as pdf.

"Democratic Capitalist Economy" No such thing.

Good to hear the bigger picture

It was wonderful to hear Amb Matlock speak. He expresses wisdom that comes not only with age and experience, but also with love.

Russia reduced funding for Abkhazia because they broke their promise to allow building of the Russian settlement in Abkhazia (purpose of which has been to start economic development of region). Sadly, Abkhazian people behave like tribals and fear too much that "Russian will buy everything and destroy our way of life".

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Excellent discussion. Your best one yet!

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There’s always a few who have good intentions and try to think clearly, but because there are many mad men, those with good intentions are swept aside. But if you think clearly enough, then these discussions are like defining the bark on the few trees immediately around one. In the end, you are in the middle of a vast forest and there’s no food to be found. It’s better if one not wander into the forest in the first place. Instead, observe the forest from a distance. There can be no peace in the present age, for someone is riding his “white horse” and he must “complete his conquest”. It won’t be done until the US gets intel concerning Russia and China that changes the focus and brings on the “rage”. Only then will Uncle Sam be knocked off his steed.

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Tblisi, Georgia's capital, has a street named after George W. Bush and some wanted to name one after Sen. John McCain ffs. Nuff said.

Lasha needs to keep his questions short.. and not answering his own questions

Very interesting to hear the details of this topic I know little about. I feel privileged to be party to your discussion. "Start small; build-up big" - that applies to engineering too, when you come in on a crisis. Find those first little things where everyone feels just a tiny bit of relief from the weight of problems - then do the next round and then the next, each time with people feeling their burdens getting less - until you realise that some time back at no recognisable juncture you are feeding-through cooperative paths to shared goals.

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Georgia produced Stalin and Edward Schvadnaze. What are the leaders of Georgia today thinking? Greetings from Biafra.

Excellent interview, thank you. I hope Lasha is okay as well

Ambassador Jack F. Matlock is a good example of what gets lost when the Foreign Service gets downsized and career politicians rather than career Foreign Service officers call the shots. It's a few days too early, but Happy and Blessed 95th Birthday to the Ambassador!

Georgia exists thanks to Russia. Russia supported it so that it would not be completely destroyed. Georgian chess players were affirmed thanks to Russia and the Russians. Bagration and many Georgians bore a Georgian name. Georgian film is cherished. Historia magistra vitae est.

Speak to people from Georgia : They want Russia to get out of there !

No one ever mentions that Sth Ossetia is a Greek Orthodox enclave

It's essential until it's not. Russia is decades (and, perhaps several leaders), away from reestablishing normal relations with any nation. It will take a lot of work and a lot of luck.

There is still hope for Earth with humans like these.

Lies always Come too licht every War starts with a lie

An excellent conversation.

Nobody welcomes tragedy

Stalin was from Gruzja

Love ur stuff guys

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this hate is as old as time

You cannot serve God and the devil at the same time. You need to choose based on experience. Also, by experience, you know the devil will win. Please don't say we didn't warn you. Moscow won't give up its malign influence over Georgia; it will get worse.