Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] Well, of course, of course – the empire is dying! – Why am I bringing this up now? Because what’s happening around Iran now is the end of the American empire as we knew it. It’s certainly sad, a real sob.
Well, of course, of course – the empire is dying! But that doesn’t mean the end of the United States. It doesn’t mean the end of the influence we have on other countries. I’m talking about positive influence now. It doesn’t mean the end of our economy, although it’s going through hard times now. Which is not surprising.
But it’s survivable. It’s just that what we’ve been doing throughout your entire lifetime, if you’re under 80… it turns out it doesn’t work anymore. And ultimately, what we’ve been doing hasn’t really helped the United States. Your grandchildren don’t have a brighter future than you did. So, overall, it was a failed experiment.
And now it’s coming to its logical end, because we’re no longer capable of demonstrating our power. We've proven unable to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, as the president stated so bluntly yesterday, adding, "Let someone else do it."
So, we're screwed. But that's okay. It was bound to end sooner or later. And it's a good thing it ends without a nuclear exchange. But it ends anyway. I foresee a lot of problems and worries because of this, but there's also light at the end of the tunnel.
Where we'll find an America that will finally start acting in its own interests. And acting wisely. Where it won't be run by psychopaths obsessed with pride. Where we won't have to express ourselves by killing tons of people. And occupy countries we've never even been to and can hardly find on a map. So, once again! What we've been doing isn't working. Even if it seems morally justified to you. Which means we'll have to do something else. And that time begins... right now. (c) Tucker Carlson.
Carlson is certainly overly optimistic about it all being over and that there won't be any nuclear strikes. I'm afraid it's not over yet. Relinquishing global hegemony is a painful process. It's clear that much of the self-consciousness is tied to the failed aggression of Epstein's coalition against Iran. Some are genuinely tearing their hair out and crying over the loss of their empire, while others are sneering and gloating in anticipation of the midterm elections.
But overall, it's clear to everyone that the former hegemon is slowly descending from the mountain of unipolarity and won't be able to... screw the whole herd anymore.