The Titanic thread

[Dr Strangelove]

[Dr Strangelove]

How do you fuck that up?

[Dr Strangelove]

Efficient

[Dr Strangelove]

[Dr Strangelove]

[Dr Strangelove]

[Dr Strangelove]

[Dr Strangelove]

Lack of Strategy: Vexler contends that the U.S. approach has been defined by a lack of coherent strategy, fueled by Trump's desire for "narcissistic" and "grandiose" results. The initial hope for regime decapitation has failed, leaving the administration frustrated and bored
The Escalation Risk: Despite recent reports suggesting a pause, Vexler suggests that the deployment of troops to the region indicates that ground action is a serious possibility
Democratic Vandalism: Vexler warns that using the military without articulating a clear, public-facing strategy is a form of "democratic vandalism." He argues this is toxic for three primary reasons:
It undermines trust within the military
It erodes trust in the military as an institution
It destroys trust in institutions themselves, perpetuating a "post-truth" collapse
Global Consequences: Vexler briefly touches on the confusion within European leadership, noting that many allies are failing to realize that the current U.S. administration is no longer functioning as a traditional ally but rather as an unpredictable force that necessitates a total reconceptualization of Western relations

[Dr Strangelove]

US has never been weaker than it is now

[Dr Strangelove]

Let’s be absolutely clear about what just happened. The United States of America, the country that built NATO, that spent half a century telling Europe that Russia was the enemy, that asked young men from Normandy to Kabul to die for the idea of a free world, has now chosen Russia.

Not drifted toward. Not flirted with. Chosen. Trump calls Putin a genius. Cuts military aid to Ukraine mid-war. Blocks sanctions. Parrots Kremlin talking points about NATO aggression. Invites Lukashenko, Russia’s obedient attack dog, to found a peace board while Russian missiles are still hitting Ukrainian hospitals.

The continent that actually shares a border with this threat. That actually absorbs the refugees. That actually lives under the shadow of what happens when Russia decides a neighbor isn’t really a country. Europe was told for eighty years to trust Washington. To buy American weapons. To let American generals run the alliance. To believe that when it really mattered, America would be there.

It wasn’t there!

It picked the other side and sent an invoice.

Normal Americans, the ones who actually believe in something, should understand what this looks like from here. It looks like betrayal. Clean, deliberate, and permanent. Not a misunderstanding. Not a bad week in foreign policy. A choice.

Europe is building its own army, its own supply chains, its own future.
Because one man wanted to golf with autocrats.

Gandalv / @Microinteracti1