I could not help but think of Whitney Webb's investigation series of Trump with Mint Press when watching the new conference with Trump and Netanyahu promoting a newer more destructive version of 1948.
USA is being hurt in the Ukraine but too few people realize the consequences of US involvement and backing of NATO. US military equipment was junk. US military tactics driven through NATO were garbage and totally divorced from a real war time situation. We are at least 25 years behind in military technology and tactics. Demands are escalating for massive military expenditures to address this issue, a military that is so bloated with corruption, fraud and incompetence that it overwhelms the scale of any other government waste. Further increases in the already ridiculous military budget of almost one trillion dollars will explode the economy of the United States into a series of budget disasters. What may accelerate this process will be the results of any negotiations with Russia over the Ukraine war.
Ukraine hurts American pockets and reputation, but, so far, a win on most accounts. It's graft on an epic scale, the purchasing of a country at a discount, and the weakening of Europe so that they're an a subordinate. I say "so far" because there will be repercussions, but that may encourage Project 2025 to focus on its surrounds rather than everywhere. The rich are richer, and the world is more unstable.
I do not think unfortunately that the foreign policy aims of Project 2025 will be abandoned especially since this week the US conducted a small bombing campaign in Somalia going after "ISIS" targets which almost smacks of revenge for 1993 and as a reminder that the United States will not tolerate anymore expressions of neo-Lumumba policies by other African leaders and military leaders. So, no more foreign wars policy by Trump lasted two weeks and probably never was a policy considering some of his choices for cabinet positions.
Andrew Korybko argued today that the foreign policy aggressive tactics against Panama and the desire to settle the Ukraine war are all attempts to strengthen the US against China.
There are a huge anti-China contingent in the Trump circle. Heritage Foundation, the producers of Project 2025, have swung over to a more virulent anti-China policy probably because of the failure of the Ukraine war.
China is 100% competition to the USA i.e. competition is threat.
A lot of the shouting is simply leverage for a better deal. However, I expect the USA's to put greater effort into undermining its backyard i.e. South America. China will compete on a global level, but it should do more to make friends with its backyard i.e., all the way to West Asia.
Members of the American military better get clear they are not there to serve the President's son-in-law's obscene real estate and luxury resort investment plans. Any member of the American military who would participate in occupation of Gaza and the West Bank would be complicit in genocide and other war crimes and complicity with war crimes is guilt of war crimes. Being an ally of a fascist state and fascist Israeli "Defense" Force troops is a betrayal of our nation.
Soldiers, sailors and air men, you have a choice to make: be a coward and trot off to commit war crimes, or be courageous and resist the fascist putsch now unfolding before us.
There are peace groups that help active duty military members get conscientious objector status and discharge from the military. This is the time for people of honor to get out of the United States military.
Surely many young men join for employment, to learn a trade or to "serve their country" and theyre then conditioned and cajoled into seeing others as "the enemy".
the more ur enmeshed with ur team the more difficult it must be to speak out 4 fear of ostracism, prison or death. esp if ur deliberately blooded as a young member of a squad. Lets face it our western systems deliberately ignore or punish whistleblowers 2 demonstrate they're unwanted.
i agree with your sentiments but maybe 4 some its not their intentions but something they feel unable 2 escape from.
Psychology may be true but that doesn't make the innocent they kill any less dead. America's privilege as the wealthiest country is only possible because it digitally creates money backed by guns. Those soldiers need to learn a lesson for the betterment of America and the world.
hey in Australia our government got our military 2 plant bugs in the cabinet room of a small nation 2 get the best deal for multinationals such as Woodside when sharing oil field profits in maritime land that realistically we should not have a claim 2.
The government minister presiding over the operation got a consulting job in Woodside after politics (as so many here do).
The whistleblower and his lawyer were hounded by duopoly governments 4 years, incl via a number of legally dubious actions allowed due 2 "security". He was eventually granted a suspended sentence only after his mental health was severely impaired by the process. (refer lots of sources incl wikipedia and https://redflag.org.au/node/6482)
There are no moral wars. The only justification is the authentic, non-exaggerated, dire necessity of Survival. Typically following a series of fumbles and conflict resolution failures—typically mutual—that end up with the defenders in a corner.
N.B. I DID NOT READ THE ABOVE COMMENT :)
Your comments have taken as much time as it would have to read.
Well, alot of us had illusions that things would get better with this last election.
Sadly it got worse instead.
Too bad about that.
I'm against inequality so have always been against Biden and Trump, and the real power they speak for.
It's a Neoliberalism with a Zionist partnership.
I could not help but think of Whitney Webb's investigation series of Trump with Mint Press when watching the new conference with Trump and Netanyahu promoting a newer more destructive version of 1948.
I knew the Palestinians were screwed but hoped Netanhayu would be replaced, and that the war in Ukraine would end.
My main hope was disruption that would undermine the USA because it needs to hurt to get better, and stop hurting the rest of us. I'm getting it.
USA is being hurt in the Ukraine but too few people realize the consequences of US involvement and backing of NATO. US military equipment was junk. US military tactics driven through NATO were garbage and totally divorced from a real war time situation. We are at least 25 years behind in military technology and tactics. Demands are escalating for massive military expenditures to address this issue, a military that is so bloated with corruption, fraud and incompetence that it overwhelms the scale of any other government waste. Further increases in the already ridiculous military budget of almost one trillion dollars will explode the economy of the United States into a series of budget disasters. What may accelerate this process will be the results of any negotiations with Russia over the Ukraine war.
Ukraine hurts American pockets and reputation, but, so far, a win on most accounts. It's graft on an epic scale, the purchasing of a country at a discount, and the weakening of Europe so that they're an a subordinate. I say "so far" because there will be repercussions, but that may encourage Project 2025 to focus on its surrounds rather than everywhere. The rich are richer, and the world is more unstable.
I do not think unfortunately that the foreign policy aims of Project 2025 will be abandoned especially since this week the US conducted a small bombing campaign in Somalia going after "ISIS" targets which almost smacks of revenge for 1993 and as a reminder that the United States will not tolerate anymore expressions of neo-Lumumba policies by other African leaders and military leaders. So, no more foreign wars policy by Trump lasted two weeks and probably never was a policy considering some of his choices for cabinet positions.
Andrew Korybko argued today that the foreign policy aggressive tactics against Panama and the desire to settle the Ukraine war are all attempts to strengthen the US against China.
There are a huge anti-China contingent in the Trump circle. Heritage Foundation, the producers of Project 2025, have swung over to a more virulent anti-China policy probably because of the failure of the Ukraine war.
China is 100% competition to the USA i.e. competition is threat.
A lot of the shouting is simply leverage for a better deal. However, I expect the USA's to put greater effort into undermining its backyard i.e. South America. China will compete on a global level, but it should do more to make friends with its backyard i.e., all the way to West Asia.
Members of the American military better get clear they are not there to serve the President's son-in-law's obscene real estate and luxury resort investment plans. Any member of the American military who would participate in occupation of Gaza and the West Bank would be complicit in genocide and other war crimes and complicity with war crimes is guilt of war crimes. Being an ally of a fascist state and fascist Israeli "Defense" Force troops is a betrayal of our nation.
Soldiers, sailors and air men, you have a choice to make: be a coward and trot off to commit war crimes, or be courageous and resist the fascist putsch now unfolding before us.
There are peace groups that help active duty military members get conscientious objector status and discharge from the military. This is the time for people of honor to get out of the United States military.
ALERT! Know Your Rights Under Trump's Palestine Crackdown & Fascist Putsch: https://mark192.substack.com/p/alert-know-your-rights-under-trumps
Surely many young men join for employment, to learn a trade or to "serve their country" and theyre then conditioned and cajoled into seeing others as "the enemy".
the more ur enmeshed with ur team the more difficult it must be to speak out 4 fear of ostracism, prison or death. esp if ur deliberately blooded as a young member of a squad. Lets face it our western systems deliberately ignore or punish whistleblowers 2 demonstrate they're unwanted.
i agree with your sentiments but maybe 4 some its not their intentions but something they feel unable 2 escape from.
Oh agree completely.
Id just like 2 think many started out as uneducated naive young men with no ideas of the horrors ahead.
But thats no excuse at all 4 participating in atrocities.totally agree
Psychology may be true but that doesn't make the innocent they kill any less dead. America's privilege as the wealthiest country is only possible because it digitally creates money backed by guns. Those soldiers need to learn a lesson for the betterment of America and the world.
I don’t care. I’m only interested in whether people of all sorts are good or bad.
hey in Australia our government got our military 2 plant bugs in the cabinet room of a small nation 2 get the best deal for multinationals such as Woodside when sharing oil field profits in maritime land that realistically we should not have a claim 2.
The government minister presiding over the operation got a consulting job in Woodside after politics (as so many here do).
The whistleblower and his lawyer were hounded by duopoly governments 4 years, incl via a number of legally dubious actions allowed due 2 "security". He was eventually granted a suspended sentence only after his mental health was severely impaired by the process. (refer lots of sources incl wikipedia and https://redflag.org.au/node/6482)
so resist but at ur peril!
There are no easy options.
Tru dat
Hell, there would be 'Christian' volunteers dying to fight. America's racism is less underbelly than before.
There are no moral wars. The only justification is the authentic, non-exaggerated, dire necessity of Survival. Typically following a series of fumbles and conflict resolution failures—typically mutual—that end up with the defenders in a corner.
It doesn't make more people alive but a preemptive war by a nation under threat can be necessary. However, that wouldn't stop me hating war.