Exactly.
Exactly.
That Trump repeats calls for Iran's unconditional surrender on same day he's got the defence industrial chiefs round for an emergency meeting on military supplies perfectly sums up his grasp of ends & means.
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noted!
good question. actually nothing.
"It goes without saying that you shouldnβt trust Hegseth to walk your dog, let alone set the limits of warfare." My Swamp Notes newsletter with Richard Waters on the Pentagon's ominous take-down of Anthropic. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/e8dc25c9-1...
Rubio: βLet me tell you, Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.β
Trump has escalation dominance over Spinal Tap. He started at 12 and now gives himself a 15.
Bang on. From which section did this come?
Thanks David!
It's a good interview with Beevor but he's a bit off on US politics...Trump wasn't using Minneapolis to "cancel the mid-terms".
Sceptical. Just an older verison of the bullshitting, grifting, racist conman he always was.
Really looking forward to this.
Ha thankyou:
it's been around for a few days which is why I put it in quote marks
You're too kind Michele. Thankyou so much.
Saudis strongly disputed that story. I was in Gulf recently and got the opposite.
Thanks so much Michele.
Another excellent article. Thank you, Ed.
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βIf you take out Saddam, I guarantee you it will have enormously positive impact in the region"
A million people died, an entire society was destroyed in a War based on a complete lie.
That's a pretty terrifying thought. It's as if the US constitution had nothing to say on this matter.
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don't think it helps..
I'll bash my thanks out on my Remington and fax it to you
Thanks so much Andrew.
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Yes, it's shocking even by his standards.
β.. Regimes are not changed from the air. Trump could help only by invading their country. For the first time he is entertaining that idea. βI donβt have the yips [anxiety] with respect to boots on the ground,β he told the New York Post.β
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"Trump has seen George W. Bushβs record and raised it. There's nothing good to say about Iranβs regime. But it has shown a better instinct for reading Trumpβs intentions than his voters." My column on Trump's reckless gamble. as.ft.com/r/66e49702-f...