Lesson: Except where absolutely necessary never ever let the left hand know what the right hand is doing. In fact, chop off every hand you can and move as rapidly as possible to eliminate hands attached to humans altogether.
It is BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY time.
“My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over four decades of immersion in these issues. We must do everything possible to advance an international order that is most conducive to our security, prosperity and values, and we are strengthened in this effort by the solidarity of our alliances.”
—Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Then came the wave: MATTIS RESIGNS
A border wall paid in pesos was more likely than this.
So, yeah, this should be interesting. I have thought for a very long time that “civilian control” of the military was an adorably cute notion. (I also don’t believe in the Tooth Fairy, in case you were wondering.)
Once Upon a Time, U.S. Foreign Policy Worked https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/02/once-upon-a-time-u-s-foreign-policy-worked/ — Read on foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/02/once-upon-a-time-u-s-foreign-policy-worked/
the proxy war is well underway – who is minding the store?
“Theoretically, the magnitude of Shock and Awe Rapid Dominance seeks to impose (in extreme cases) is the non-nuclear equivalent of the impact that the atomic weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had on the Japanese.”
Half of Europe’s asylum seekers in the last two years were still awaiting word on whether they could stay at the end of 2016. via Study: About One Million Refugees Left … Continue reading Foreign Policy: One Million Refugees
in hopes of a slight catharsis
“”…it’s time we stopped willfully misunderstanding the situation we are in and the leverage we no longer have.
The world is uniting against us with stunning rapidity.
