Mark Hutchins demonstrates lack of understanding of military information gathering

Mark Hutchins: Front lines do not get full intelligence, 

We are talking about the war in Ukraine. When it comes to kinetic action, and combat operations, those in the front lines are going to have a more detailed outlook on what is going on in the combat theater than someone who is higher up in rank and sitting back in the rear.

In the case of your "retired naval intelligence officer", he is far removed from what is going on with regards to boots on the ground. He is going to get selected information that is relevant to his duties. Naval intelligence focuses more on naval activities, we are talking about Army related areas. In most instances, an Army intelligence officer would have more privy to what is going on with regards to boots on the ground than the Naval intelligence officer.

Mark Hutchins: man you are out there, 

Sorry, you're the one who is taking, at face value, claims from someone who claimed to be a "retired naval intelligence officer." Do you not realize that there are Russian nationals pretending to be Americans, and adding specific credentials to their persona, to cause people like you to fall hook, line, and sinker for their propaganda? The video that you showed was in no way shape or form something I would expect from any intelligence community in the military.

Unlike you, I have relevant professional experience in this specific topic. I followed the war in Ukraine, religiously, since the Russians attempted a full-scale invasion back in February 2022. I have followed that war long enough to see and detect habits, behaviors, tactics, that the Russians will employ given specific actions. Enough of this information is available via people uploading videos straight from the front lines for you to see that you are being hoodwinked.

It is you that is way out there. You, having no experience with this topic, having apparently not searched for those videos on the Internet that would have told you what was actually going on, have no real credentials in this argument. All you are doing is running off with an opinion that you are emotionally vested in, powered only by your ego to keep pressing the argument.

Mark Hutchins: when on front lines in Iraq were you aware there were no weapons of mass destruction? 

There were Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in Iraq; thus you are incorrect regarding WMD in Iraq. Weapons of Mass Destruction consist of biological, chemical, and radiological agents. Sarin, mustard, and blister agents were found in Iraq post invasion, and were used against coalition forces, and against Iraqi security forces, throughout the Iraq War. They are chemical agents; hence, they are WMD. WMD was found in Iraq. A couple of Iraqi security men in my AO got injured by blister laced IEDs right before I went on R&R leave. 

Understand that the way the media handled evidence of WMD in the 2000s is EXACTLY how they treated evidence of election fraud in the aftermath of the 2020 elections. Also, the New York Times, of all places, published an article of when US forces uncovered buried weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.