Peter Zeihan talks about why the U.S. is in Jordan

Pulled from Season 4 Episode 8 of The Danger Close Podcast.
PETER ZEIHAN Takes Big Swings
Geopolitical Strategist, Peter Zeihan gives some insights on political dynamics in Iran. #shorts #geopolitics #peterzeihan #iran #tower22 #jordan #DangerClosePodcast #jackcarr

[@hornfan722]

“Why do we have a base in Jordan?” Peter- “Let’s talk about Irans governance”

[@98tharmorcav]

It's a Jordanian Base, not a US Base

[@w4rl0rd93]

@@98tharmorcavoccupied by us soilders who literally died their not even a month ago…

[@valthomsen2724]

Because US has an extremely aggressive allegedly intelligence force.

[@williamgill5286]

Whoever/whatever made the clip replaced his answer to the question with a different one. In the full video he answers the question and talks about isis ect for what usa is doing in jordan

[@puraLusa]

​@@w4rl0rd93a few decades ago a few palest factions along with arab socialist (baath) jordanians atempted to assassinate the king and do a coup, this all in cooperation with syria who stationed its tanks and army at the border. The same way lebanon was almost anexed into syria, so jordan would be. The project is greater syria and is an assad dream (the father not the current guy). This is what made jordanian monarchy an american ally and voilá they need usa protection cause the region isn't friendly with usa allies or anything murican. And yes, greater syria is something iran is interested in, their project is persia empire via proxy and puppets. Why syria baath and not iraq baath? Well cause the assads are allawites which is a sect in shiism. There is more info that doesn't fit a yt coment.

[@michdo23]

Peter Zeihan is the epitome of "Trust me bro"

[@1193bobmcc]

Yeah...except for a lifetime of experience and facts & figures to support most of what he says.

[@BETAsin]

@@1193bobmccyet his predictions are wrong.

[@ironsideeve2955]

⁠experience in what exactly?

[@rainbowtrippin3069]

@@BETAsinthey aren’t he predicted the war in Ukraine due to demographic collapse, he also predicted more on-shoring of us manufacturing such as the new chip factory in Arizona and so on

[@MacBjorn]

I always listen to Peter just in case he may be right one day

[@princezee5127]

You are right. His interpretation of what's going on in the middle east is largely western.

[@500kcmil]

When did Appalachia become a country?

[@mattepstein1299]

Was wondering the same thing lmaoo like did no one catch that?

[@Wyntywoo]

Neither is Chechnya, and Iran is not a "locked in mountain country". They control the coastline of half the Persian Gulf... guy skimmed Wikipedia and is talking out his ass.

[@gmoney5947]

First, it pronounced Apple at cha like I’m gonna throw this apple at’cha. Second, it’s very isolated and culturally its own thing. My family goes back 8 generations living in Eastern Ky. I’m the first in a line of 8 to move out of the mountains (moved to the Bluegrass because there are few jobs where I’m from). My children don’t have an accent but my daughter does say some words like me. I miss the Appalachian mtns. The majority of the kids I graduated with in 2004 are either dead, in prison, or moved away. OxyContin was originally called hillbilly heroin. Once the pill mills got shutdown and fentanyl came around….its been all down hill from there. Though I can say Virginia of all states recently passed a law where you can grow up to 4 plants per person per year. The Purdue family destroyed a lot of lives.

[@williamgill5286]

​@@Wyntywooyeah thats what he said, that iran is more flexible than the usual mountain country. He did not say iran is an isolated mountain country and was using that example to show how iran is the opposite so maybe you should listen first before needlessly freaking out over things that never even happened

[@williamgill5286]

​@@mattepstein1299he did not say it was a country he was just using the idea of it as an example

[@SamKucherov]

Every time I listen to Peter talk it’s the same feeling you get watching dumb and dumber.

[@w.s.2102]

So why is there a US base there?

[@buddhaspriest7487]

It's not, it's in Syria but we can't admit we invaded a nation illegally.

[@w.s.2102]

@@FCH-cr5ql i guess spices are of national importance

[@jamescorfield534]

@@w.s.2102that’s what I was thinking. I get what you’re saying

[@Meatsquatch69420]

To monitor iran intelligence

[@rustyshackleford9017]

we have been allied with jordan for 70 years. they are an anchor of western world in the middle east against extremists and iran

[@alexkudryavtsev5059]

Same expert who said that Russia is being defeated by Ukraine - in eighteen different interviews. Keep it up! Your opinion is invaluable

[@N7mudkip]

Victory is weird if Russia is winning. A stalemate for well over a year against literally the weakest military in Europe 🤔🤔🤔 decimating a town over 9+ years to take “control” of the ruins after 40k casualties doesn’t seem like a profitable route.

[@dimirockeropoulos6104]

​@@N7mudkipUkraine's army is/was the second largest army in the EU. Trained and equipped to NATO standards for the 7 years leading up to the conflict. Russia has taken the territories that were part of the Minsk Accords, they have no need for Western Ukraine.

[@lanxy2398]

@@N7mudkipIs Ukraine winning though that’s the question. This CIA sleeper cell channel said Ukraine would beat Russia but that’s not the case. They’re just losing by a thousand small cuts

[@taterbug70]

Yeah, no shit. People do not understand that Jesus has lifted up Russia after their 70 year punishment under communism. Now, they are is His battle axe. Men in office imagine they call the shots but they're just puppets. Russia's wounded would defeat everything the world could throw at them because of Jesus, the Commander of the Armies of YHWH.

[@patrickancona1193]

@@N7mudkipaccording to your “logic” Mexico could beat America if China just sends enough money & weapons

[@mcrock4960]

This guy is a goofball. Didn’t even answer the question. You should have called him out.

[@anthonypallante4380]

Watch the actual interview. This edit is pieced together. Goofball, I just called you out.

[@mcrock4960]

Then piss poor editing goofball. I just called you out.

[@uioplkhj]

​@@anthonypallante4380I saw his Joe Rogan interview. He spoke about some subjects I know and said a lot of crap. He's a golfball

[@bsb1975]

​@@uioplkhjWhat did he say that you didn't agree with? I think he's right about China and Russia, but I suffer from confirmation bias as much as anyone. So, I read these comments to see what I might be getting wrong. What are your thoughts?

[@randomamerican8236]

Zeihan is just another NPC that regurgitates State Dept talking points.

[@wesallstar9273]

Sounds like a strategy that the US Gov employ

[@johnfranklin6394]

This is oddly edited. If you go to the original full length video, then you see that Zeihan's answer to this question is the presence of ISIS, not about Iran. So, Zeihan did answer the question with a more plausible reason for the US base in Jordan, but this short botched it.

[@houseplant1016]

Yea but edits or the Iranian military is cooler then some Islamic version of the KKK playing in the desert

[@Themata]

That's not the reason, that's just the propaganda. Base is there to make Iranian logistics difficult as they support their neighbour Syria who have been invaded and occupied by hostiles (USA)

[@johnpapa8681]

The US has military in 170 foreign countries. We can't afford it.

[@dennisestradda9746]

Ruskie land can’t! 😂

[@BA-mv8pp]

Shhh. You're not supposed to know that.

[@P.H.888]

No narcissism or control issues!

[@Khachaturr]

The outpost is there to block the main highway to the Mediterranean ports. It complicates the logistics for Iran. Iran has had to tiptoe around the most diverse groups of people to legitimize its rule for as long as it has existed. The hegemonic powers have been destabilizing these groups to undermine the central power for the last few hundred years. It’s only natural for Iran to form a security centered government. Once Iran becomes an economic powerhouse these groups will be more harmonious. This is the main reason Iran has been under sanctions for such a long time.

[@georgesmith1127]

Thanks for the honest answer, guess it was to much to be given by this channel

[@johnschwartz1641]

How would Iran become an economic powerhouse? Oil and saffron aren't enough.

[@Khachaturr]

@@johnschwartz1641 Iran’s economy has never been based on production. It’s very strategically located for an exchange market and a trade hub. For hundreds of years Iran connected the west market with the east. I am not an economist but Iran is located in a terrain that is not suitable for industrial production. Its strength is providing or withholding trade security. It’s been unable to perform its roll since the Europeans learned to sail. With the demise of the west they are getting ready to take on that roll again. They had nothing to do with the fall of the west. The destruction of Family unit and unifying religion and belief system has been responsible for that.

[@johnschwartz1641]

@@Khachaturr So Iran's economic power comes from its ability to block trade routes? And the West is doomed because it doesn't have strong families or religion? Sorry to break it to you, but trade goods aren't delivered by caravans anymore, and traditional values are worthless. Modern societies in Europe, North America, and East Asia largely ditched superstition and misogyny a couple generations ago and we're still very much in charge of the world. Africa and the Middle East, where religion and family remain strong, exist in our shadow.

[@philognosis6409]

​@@johnschwartz1641Iran is actually pretty industrially adept. Not nearly the best or biggest but lots of mid-level manufacturing in large part because of the sanctions. For example Iran actually builds more dead weight tons of commercial Ships than the United States. Neither is very high but think about Mexico as similar in terms of manufacturing.

[@dimirockeropoulos6104]

Peter sounds like a psy-op

[@Alexadria205]

Your comment reads like a Russian psy-op.

[@autonomous3807]

I am a proud citizen of the Republic of Appalachia

[@MatthewBerger-bb1wn]

My fellow country men

[@unavailableusername9694]

"Why do we have an outpost in Jordan?" States some stuff about Iran that has nothing to do with us or the base in Jordan.

[@TheFarGaurd]

It’s a base at the border of Syria and Iraq, that’s where Iran operates against the US under the guise of terrorist groups. Be informed.

[@somedude9366]

Neocon shilling for Israel.

[@mike26army]

A better question is why is that post manned by national guard members and not active duty

[@davidweikle9921]

In some ways, it is easier to get deployed in the national guard than it is on active duty.

[@mike26army]

@@davidweikle9921 Yes, but National Guard units aren’t as well trained, especially at higher echelons. The individual Soldiers are great and sometimes better an active duty line units, but at Battalion and higher levels of command they are untrained at best.

[@davidweikle9921]

@@mike26army I didn't say or imply that they are better than active duty guys. From my experience, NG will deploy with AD Army units as augments with an AD chain of command at the battalion level or higher.

[@tomhenry897]

The pentagon wants to spread the pain of deployments around

[@American-BadAss732]

What does Iran's situation have anything to do while we have an outpost out in the middle of nowhere where people are just sitting as bait??

[@MichaelJames-lz7ni]

Iran is a nation that actively supports terrorism abroad, while attacking ISIS locally. Sometimes the US helps Iran’s efforts and hinders other efforts.

[@HypermarketCommodity]

​@MichaelJames-lz7ni Not correct, Iran does not support terrorism in the classical sense, they have much like the USA in syria armed militia, just not the islamist Al-nusra kind the USA so much loved.

[@MichaelJames-lz7ni]

@@HypermarketCommodity Iran directly supports Hamas and Hezbollah - with money, weapons, and ideology. Iran supports the Houthis with missiles/weapons, money, food....everyone knows this but YOU.

[@HypermarketCommodity]

@MichaelJames-lz7ni It is not like there is anything bad with direct military assistance to groups you support, Hezbollah is not IsIs, Hamas is not IsIs, Houthis are not IsIs, the american strategic constant confrontation with Iran is what created the current situation, let's not forget the famous 7 nations the americans wanted to invade in the middle east under the Wolfowitz Doctrine worked out by the "Institute for a new American century". It is not like things in the region have happened in a vacuum and the instability there is not caused by the infamously so called "big satan (the usa)" by people over the whole middle eastern region. lets not forget that peaceful coexistence with israel is impossible aswell.

[@Dr.Unsteady]

Iran is also one of the wealthiest nations when it comes to recourses, and they’re on the coast of one of the most heavily sailed oceans for international trade. That also allows Iran to be a serious influence in the world.

[@taterbug70]

Why do we have a base in the upper right had corner of Jordan? The U.S. M.I.C.: Because we can....

[@lukeneill1568]

They can also get clapped by drones 😂

[@kingtenstudios5870]

Lol Peter Z is the best at speaking from his arse and sounding confident

[@MatthewBerger-bb1wn]

As a hillbilly from Appalachia I didn't know we was a country

[@BillEFabian]

I have found Peter to be an unreliable source of information. Much of his rhetoric is just that, rhetoric. His talking points are right out of the Intel Com. Still waiting for China to go belly up, Peter.

[@timrohla3166]

When Peter speaks, people listen. Ignorant people, but people. 😅

[@vincenthickey8622]

I think you are confused here, that the north east corner of Jordan on the Syrian and the Iraq border; it's miles away from Iran. Syrian is a basket case right now so there is No threat there. Nobody wants ISIS to come back though. But we no longer have bases in Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq which were on Iran's border. Peaceful Jordan is a long way off for power projection into Iran but now our nearest ally in the region. USA does have a long power project. Lot of people mix Iraq and Iran up from time.

[@alexfrancis3581]

This guy would makes MSNBC likeable and sound smart.

[@seanmoran2743]

2 Imperialists having a conversation about other peoples they don’t understand but tell them how to live

[@user-ot3gy6uw2r]

This guy thinks Biden isn't a bad president Let that sink in!

[@Alexadria205]

If you think Trump was better you are insane. He's litterally telling Russia to attack NATO. He litterally wants to suspend the constitution. He bombed an Iranian general unprovoked while the guy was fighting ISIS. And that's just a few in a long list of dumb things he's said and done. Just plain incompetent, corrupt, and nuts!

[@thor-odddjupvik203]

Seems like the US has learned from Iran.

[@jimslaton9057]

You just described the USA in large part.

[@malisangarepa1809]

This man is left because he is never right

[@nomoneyglobal]

Zeihan just reads newspapers a lot and infers information from that, he doesn't actually know anything any of us couldn't know.

[@jerlstif]

He talked a whole bunch without answering the question

[@sandman4663]

Ah yes, decent geopolitical commentary shot in the foot by gross overgeneralization that is in fact, Incorrect

[@jeffgraham3113]

And that is why we must take their oil and pretend that’s not what we’re doing.

[@drivenbyrage5710]

Peters love for America is unquestioned. Especially by him.

[@trexx32]

Now let's talk about America and it's borders

[@coreyihler]

There's another component being hidden here but boy it would be hard pressed to explain it simplistically

[@alandavis9644]

A friends son was severely wounded in the attack that killed 3 ! I don't plan on my grandsons going to war, but fear it could happen.

[@behrouzch29]

Wtf are you saying? We are Iranians, Persians are one ethnic group within Iran, We, including Persians, identify as Iranians and Just because Europeans historically referred to us as Persian doesn't negate the fact that non-Persians are also Iranians, We are one nation, all descendants of Aryans, and the name 'Iran' signifies the land of Aryans. Footnote: We also believe that the United States has one of the most fearsome intelligence agencies in the world, with one million military personnel, along with the FBI, focusing all their attention on suppressing minorities within America, such as Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, African Americans, etc., to prevent them from pursuing their independence and right to self-determination.

[@TorchFTW]

And look at their influence right here.

[@wedgelord9021]

At least their government isn't trying to replace the Persians themselves

[@Tony-gq8pi]

Answer the question

[@dabig_guy2204]

Iran is well aware of CI A incursions into its land and is careful of uprisings

[@bangun172]

This guy is an establishement appologist

[@Waverlyduli]

In an ideal world Japanese authorities would acknowledge past transgressions and properly teach this history to its people fully and the Chinese would have a responsible democratically elected government that didn't use ultranationalism to shore up its lack of mandate and legitimacy.

[@DanTheMailman330]

At least their foreign bases are on the same continent...

[@marzero116]

Remember when they were a democratic secular nation... What happend to that again ....

[@user-zn1ei2mf6x]

Nicely put.

[@ChefJeffreyKaufman]

Hey Jack, from the other Danger Close USA

[@tomfuller4205]

Peter, you should research and read the book “2040, The year Iran invades the world”. I may have the date wrong.

[@simonmcneilly55]

Our friends just left Canada and returned to Iran, they quit trying to get Canadian citizenship , and returned to Iran….. this guy really has no idea.

[@reed576]

No idea about what? My wife and her family escaped Islamic oppression there. People there are executed all the time for their beliefs. Women too. Iran is a terrible but beautiful place..

[@SuperBuzz71]

This from the guy that said Airbus won’t have engine to put on airframes because of Brexit🙄. As if they don’t already put North American derived engines on most of them. But he did say it real smart though.

[@m.asquino7403]

I work somewhere in Iraq, I often wondered about T22. Now I know

[@addictedtocraic]

Care to share because Zeihan obviously isn't going to tell us?

[@lukeneill1568]

@@addictedtocraicto secure Syrian oil fields and deny them of revenue so the likes of the cia and mossad can make bank. All illegal of course. Then you’ll get the generic oh it’s to stop isis even though they’re assisting other rebel groups that are anti Assad, the Syrian government after isis blew up in their face.

[@chrisbetts6194]

Let's not forget the so called revolutionaries we train to fight against Syria. Many of the trainees ended up fighting for terrorist groups (ISIS).

[@LonelyRanger902]

This guy blows so much smoke, you could catch cancer listening to him

[@michaelbryant2071]

Appalachia last time l checked is a US mountain range, not a country.

[@jumatron2060]

Now do this with analysis with the USA

[@mikel1062]

Peter glows in the dark

[@MrStroller4u]

Nothing to say about the hundreds of military aged male that have crossed the sothern border.

[@mattepstein1299]

More like 10s of thousands but for real tho. Huge problem

[@cyrus00775]

This guy Peter is so full of himself to the point of truth fabrication. He got fired from his job just because of his out of proportion self-esteem and "facts" fabrication.

[@dbs555]

Iran learned much from the Shah and his association with the United States. The F-14 Tomcats were the least of it.

[@Matausi11350]

America need to stay home and mind their own business. Take care of your own domestic problem and look after your own people before trying to interfere in other countries affairs.

[@letsgets77]

They are also one of like 3 countries that dont share our banking system. Which is reason enough to concern yoursled with self defense.

[@Maddog3060]

This guy must be a politician, because he said a lot of nothing that never answered the question posed to him.

[@prodoktordank4102]

"Why does the us have a base in the corner of jordan"? Because aliens

[@dariuslankarian3282]

Khamenei who is the super leader is an ethnic Azeri not a Persian. I think Peter needs to stop getting his information from facebook posts.

[@centralfinitecurve-ling...]

Appalachia? What in the fucking fuck?

[@truthinsideralWays]

You didn't answer the question, Why does America have a post in Jordan?

[@ZOFIELHERRERA-wy3yo]

Thank God American World hegemony is a thing of the past.

[@safiulhoque6401]

US army base is everywhere not in Jordan. This is what British did until early nineteen hundred. Where are they now?

[@johnallen7230]

What US Strategic Interest or National Security Issue requires US Military Personnel in Jordan, Syria, and Iraq? Besides being human targets, what's the MISSION????

[@markcorbett9916]

I like listening to Peter Zeihan, but he certainly didn’t answer that question, that’s for sure.

[@brodielynch3241]

It's a forward patrol base (PB) and fuel piont for helicopters. Its purpose is to support our ongoing efforts happening in Syria and adds range to our helicopter routes in the region. Why is this PB in Jordan? It's a more hospitable location than southern Syria. Plus, Iraq only allows so many U.S. forces in their country at one time. So, a base in western Iraq around that area would not be possible.

[@allinballsout1]

Thank you, well said. I unsubscribed from this “Jackass” for his yellow journalism but somehow I’m still getting his shorts.

[@vitogriffin8902]

Why does his description of Iran sound an awful lot like America?

[@techshark6181]

Is this the same guy who didn't understand bitcoin and said it wouldn't rise???

[@georgesmith1127]

Why are we in Jordan? >oh because there is country over 600km away from the base that we dont like

[@changeyourparadigm]

Jack Carr speaks with conviction but uses main stream news to create his theories. So faulty it’s a waste of your time. He ignores the huge elephant’s in the room that we aren’t allowed to mention.

[@leipersgreen6763]

Sounds like America.

[@Tony-gq8pi]

Non ethnic Persians are Persians are Iranians,

[@haynesdevon0]

Not as far as this guy is concerned. Just a bunch of Arabs, that we think we have the right to boss around since the 20s.

[@thegapinglotusexperience1251]

That does not explain even for a second what that station was doing being manned with a reserve unit of "folks" from Georgia.. WTFF

[@MrGolov-te5eb]

What he said makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

[@Cuotemoc]

Soooooo...what was the question again?

[@jameshopkins22]

Didn't realize Appalachia had formed our own country.

[@eastcoastrifraf9101]

It's not your job USA. Imagine china doing this to the USA.

[@GodsChosen69]

this guy feels like an AI

[@andrewdavis7620]

Bro this guy really went on Joe Rogan once and peddled a comical amount of propoganda and all of a sudden he has his own pod???

[@LB-oz9hv]

Someone is still getting paid by the state department😂

[@sm2049]

Thats a long way of saying "We have bases in Syria because of Israel and for regime change purposes"

[@andrewminnich5106]

Remember when he said ukraine would win

[@glennewport6091]

Sounds like the USA

[@benevolentpercipience9195]

What makes America any different?

[@awen777]

Jeez, for a second there I thought you were explaining how J6ers are handled here in the US!

[@drewdrewson1384]

The answer is because of Israel.

[@jerrysimpson4562]

A million man army is respectable, but where are they going to get a million camels?

[@AliKhan-kw6ns]

A bit over exaggerated, I have never seen a Persian person oppress a non Persian Iranian in any big city other than when it comes to joking around. This oppression he is talking about is just straight out racism you can also find in middle of nowhere in Texas, except if it comes to groups like Kurds because they have foreign backed separatists militias. The fact that you have an Iranian Christian defending the dictatorship in Iran is insane…

[@ibnkalli19imam]

Everyone's caught up to Zaihan being a tool.

[@tommygamba170]

Just like the US

[@sylviam6535]

This guy is always wrong, but never in doubt.

[@carloskl78]

That's rich coming from a guy who's government scorched literally half of the globe. But remember; it's for democracy and human rights folks...

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

When you say "literally", that signals that you arent speaking hyperbole, or being facetious. Maybe stop doing that so as not to sound ridiculous?

[@carloskl78]

@@wheels-n-tires1846 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmWzo2ydlJyBnsU

[@klarinettensemble4036]

There have been persian empires for centuries, its not so rare for mountainous countries to expand