Robert Pape

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552 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard today

Robert Pape’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 3 in all, peaking in Sep 2026 with 1.

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Look at what happened with Russia after he invaded Ukraine. voice-verified

We slapped economic sanctions on Russia. voice-verified

What has been the result in all of these cases? voice-verified

All of these cases, notice, they don't lead to peace. voice-verified

They don't lead to ceasefire. voice-verified

they lead to failure, strategic failure, and more war, more escalation. voice-verified

So Scott Besant is really not doing a good service to the world by saying that this is an off-ramp to escalation. voice-verified

And the one question the media should have asked at the press conference is, Secretary Besant, can you name one case voice-verified

Since World War I, over the last 100 plus years, just one case that fits your model. voice-verified

All we need is one, sir, one case. voice-verified

And you know what? voice-verified

There's not a case. voice-verified

And this is something that's important because there's a second point I want to make, which is you also see the targets lashing back. voice-verified

It's the sanctions we slapped on Japan that led to the Pearl Harbor attack. voice-verified

This is not a controversial point at this point. voice-verified

This is well known. voice-verified

And we run the risk that if we go forward, what's going to happen is Iran will lash back. voice-verified

Then we're going to spiral back. voice-verified

And that is the escalation trap. voice-verified

These are not off ramps to war. voice-verified

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