Iran Just Exposed the Problem America Still Can’t Solve | David Petraeus

Join as a channel member for exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/@theglobalgambit/membership Support the Channel One-time support: https://buymeacoffee.com/theglobalgambit Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theglobalgambit Newsletter https://pyotrskurzin.substack.com Connect X: https://twitter.com/PKurzin Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pyotrkurzin.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pyotrsfootprints/ The United States possesses the most sophisticated conventional military in the world. But David Petraeus says Iran's cheap drones are exposing a problem even America's most advanced forces have yet to solve. Petraeus explains why US forces could potentially seize Kharg Island, the hub of Iran's oil production and exports, but would face a much harder challenge keeping troops supplied and protected against persistent drone attacks. And the bigger lesson extends far beyond Iran. According to Petraeus, Ukraine is already demonstrating the future of warfare on a massive scale: relatively cheap, attritable drones, missiles and rockets giving militarily weaker countries capabilities that can challenge vastly more expensive traditional weapons systems. From Ukraine to Iran, the balance between cheap unmanned systems and enormously expensive conventional militaries is changing — and Petraeus argues the US still lacks the deployable counter-drone capabilities it needs. Timestamps 00:00 Why Trump backed away from regime change 00:15 Why the US-Israel attack happened when it did 00:43 “40 leaders in 40 seconds” 01:04 Petraeus: war is changing dramatically 01:20 Ukraine reveals the future of warfare 01:43 How cheap drones give weaker countries leverage 02:02 Why America hasn't seized Kharg Island 02:22 The problem the US military can't solve 02:40 America’s counter-drone weakness 02:55 How Iran’s drones challenge the world’s most advanced military #iran #usa #geopolitics #war #oil