"There are many ways a country can decline.
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"I have been saying since the beginning that America is playing checkers while Iran plays chess, but it’s worse than that. American leadership is utterly incoherent: We won, but we need help. We hate our allies; but will our adversaries please come bail us out?"
Jonathan V. Last
"Meanwhile Iranian leadership survived a transition of power in the midst of war, achieved its strategic objective in closing the strait, and is now looking to leverage China’s rising economic ambitions against the United States."
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"Meanwhile Iranian leadership survived a transition of power in the midst of war, achieved its strategic objective in closing the strait, and is now looking to leverage China’s rising economic ambitions against the United States."
"Iran’s actions are what’s known as a 'horizontal' escalation, meaning a widening of the war to involve more parties and more pain for all.
Now comes the Hobson’s choice: Trump can double down on the war by escalating U.S. attacks and committing us to even greater military involvement. Or he can cut our losses sooner and admit political defeat.
~ Jay Kuo
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity
/28https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/trump-faces-a-hobsons-choice-in-iran
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"Iran’s actions are what’s known as a 'horizontal' escalation, meaning a widening of the war to involve more parties and more pain for all.
Now comes the Hobson’s choice: Trump can double down on the war by escalating U.S. attacks and committing us to even greater military involvement. Or he can cut our losses sooner and admit political defeat.
~ Jay Kuo
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity
/28https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/trump-faces-a-hobsons-choice-in-iran
"So, guess what Trump has “chosen” to do?
Trump has elected to escalate the war in Iran over the coming weeks. …
The only true choice Trump has is to withdraw U.S. forces from the region, whether he does it sooner or much later. …
Trump’s problem, and therefore ours too, is his own pride and ego."
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"Major media aren’t paying enough attention to how Israel’s Bibi Netanyahu manipulated Trump into the war. Early on, WaPo had a strong story about Netanyahu’s prodding, and the NYT has addressed the risks of the U.S.-Israel war alliance. But more must be written."
~ Mark Jacob
#Trump #Hegseth #Netanyahu #Bibi #Iran #war #stupidity #media
/25https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/trump-cant-handle-the-truth-about
@wdlindsy And I think Netanyahu is dead.
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"Meanwhile Iranian leadership survived a transition of power in the midst of war, achieved its strategic objective in closing the strait, and is now looking to leverage China’s rising economic ambitions against the United States."
Trump and Hegseth do not even seem to understand that their *action* in last june, without follow up, did, in fact, allow Iran government to understand that *this* would happen, and organize its defense to be able to still fight, even after killing all the leaders
in fact, june 2025 was *stupid*, because "Forewarned is forearmed" 🤔
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UPDATE ON THE HORMUZ COALITION (Mon, March 16):
🇫🇷 France: REJECTED
🇬🇧 UK: REJECTED
🇮🇹 Italy: REJECTED
🇪🇸 Spain: REJECTED
🇯🇵 Japan: REJECTED
🇳🇴 Norway: REJECTED
🇨🇦 Canada: REJECTED
🇦🇺 Australia: REJECTED
🇩🇪 Germany: REJECTED
🇨🇳 China: NO RESPONSE
🇳🇱 Netherlands: NO RESPONSE
🇰🇷 South Korea: NO CONFIRMATION~ News Eye
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #NATO #Canada #allies
/14https://bsky.app/profile/newseye.bsky.social/post/3mh63vwfodc2m
@wdlindsy Thank goodness for so many No responses. I'm guessing China may not respond because they see it as a question unworthy of an answer.
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"There are many ways a country can decline. It can become poorer and weaker or lose its alliances or its technological edge.
But there is another, more insidious form of decline: a country can become stupider.
That is what has happened to American policymaking under Donald Trump."
~ Julie Roginsky
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism
/1https://saltypolitics.substack.com/p/the-stupidification-of-american-policy
@wdlindsy Excellent thread!
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@wdlindsy Excellent thread!
@MyricaGale Thank you — such material to work with! Sturm, drang, stupidity: what more can one want?
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@wdlindsy "Tonight"??
@Dolphinchaz In particular….
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"So, guess what Trump has “chosen” to do?
Trump has elected to escalate the war in Iran over the coming weeks. …
The only true choice Trump has is to withdraw U.S. forces from the region, whether he does it sooner or much later. …
Trump’s problem, and therefore ours too, is his own pride and ego."
@wdlindsy The States will be recorded in history as the nation who started a global war because Israel told them to.
The United States no longer exists and will never return.
They should change their name to:
"The United State of New Israel". -
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UPDATE ON THE HORMUZ COALITION (Mon, March 16):
🇫🇷 France: REJECTED
🇬🇧 UK: REJECTED
🇮🇹 Italy: REJECTED
🇪🇸 Spain: REJECTED
🇯🇵 Japan: REJECTED
🇳🇴 Norway: REJECTED
🇨🇦 Canada: REJECTED
🇦🇺 Australia: REJECTED
🇩🇪 Germany: REJECTED
🇨🇳 China: NO RESPONSE
🇳🇱 Netherlands: NO RESPONSE
🇰🇷 South Korea: NO CONFIRMATION~ News Eye
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #NATO #Canada #allies
/14https://bsky.app/profile/newseye.bsky.social/post/3mh63vwfodc2m
@wdlindsy Greenland? 🤣🤣🤣