Tag: foreign policy

Trump & Hegseth Ignored Experts—Then Tried to Run a War (w/ Tom Nichols) | Command Post

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Military schools will teach from this Iran war as examples of great operational successes, and a strategic failure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ab2rDm0Q54

The Dumbest Decision in American History

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For Iran to win, all they have to do is survive and maintain an ability to commit terror attacks. Thus far, the US has failed to end Iran’s ability to hit Israel, hit gulf states, hit US bases, and stop shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QoNbWhZClM

After a war, the Secretary of Defense goes to the public, and repeatedly lies.

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After a war, the Secretary of Defense goes to the public, and repeatedly lies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNKRg9l7Avo

‘What we saw was extraordinary’: David French breaks down the significance of Vance’s Hungary trip

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The Vice President of the United States is actively campaigning for the authoritarian-leaning president of Hungary. Rather than spreading democracy, the US is actively trying to spread authoritarianism.

Orban has given himself the ability to rule by decree, restricted the media, manipulated the electoral and district system, taken over and abused with police NGOs and universities, redistributed wealth to loyalists rather than based on sound policy, and supported Russia invading its neighbor. He has bent a former democracy toward authoritarianism. The European Parliament has declared that Hungary is no longer a full democracy in a 433 to 123 vote.

The death of the West will be the end of Western values like free speech, free association, free press, and free and fair elections. Vice President Vance supports Orban’s authoritarian actions in Hungary just like he supports Trump’s, often illegal, authoritarian actions at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfuaa5sT30g

BREAKING: Two Week Ceasefire w/Iran Lt Col Daniel Davis

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So far, the US has failed to achieve any objectives obviously worth the costs of the war. Iran is still unfriendly. Iran hasn’t agreed to any long-term commitments. They still have the ability to strike death and terror in the region and to damage the global economy.

If regime change or a long-term commitment is not going to be reached, then continuing to mow the lawn is likely not worth the costs, so it’s better to quit now than to take further costs. But, quitting now does mean the US failed in anything but destroying a bunch of stuff. Iran will quickly rebuild their drones and missiles and remain a terrorist state.

Let’s see what negotiations result in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6jHFTjTRAA

Is China Quietly Taking Control of the Iran Conflict? | China Decode

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Trump’s tariffs haven’t much limited goods coming from China to the US because China just ships them through third-party countries. The administration talked about cracking down on this, but haven’t really done it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6k7sQuNZfU

Inside Trump’s Search for a Way Out of the Iran War

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“In internal deliberations before the war’s launch, Hegseth had pointed to Iran’s muted reaction to Trump’s past attacks as evidence that calibrated force could impose costs on Tehran without triggering a broader war. Hegseth “was caught off guard. There’s no question,” says a person familiar with his thinking.”

If this is true, it is the height of incompetency. The US and Israeli attacks were not limited, they assassinated the leader of the country! The most likely response from Iran would be huge. Yet, the Trump administration seemed to have not expected this.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inside-trumps-search-way-iran-162338760.html