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“And then Trump made the call….He overruled the Pentagon. He reversed the decision to stop the flow of weapons to Ukraine. Just like that, the crisis was defused—for now.”

Shankar, as promised my sincerest apologies: well done and great call. However (I know you saw this coming), you are still missing my point.

You still seem to be under the illusion that there was some renegade group in the Pentagon calling the shots, outside the knowledge of Dear Leader.

Do you honestly believe the two numb-nuts; I mean Colby and Hegseth are acting on their own and calling the shots? Hegseth is a joke, and as unserious as they come. Hegseth couldn’t tie his own shoes without permission.

Moreover, this was all Trump’s doing. He was testing the waters and seeing what he could get away with. This time he lost, and reversed course to save face. And of course the Pentagon is the fall guy: this time around! With Iran, it was Gabbard.

Shankar, you said last week that Trump is finally coming around, showing empathy for the countless of murdered Ukrainian children. This is what sociopaths excel at; faking empathy, while secretly not giving a damn. A perfect example is this weekend’s flooding in Texas. Trump said, “what a tragedy,” he then half blamed it on Biden, and then continued to finish his round of golf. Classic SOCIOPATH!

Make no mistake. Trump will continue to undermine our Ukrainian policy. He may not be able to shut down (YET), but he certainly can and will slow it down.

Bottom line, two weeks ago at the G7, Trump met with Zelenskyy, promised to send more weapons, and instead, a week later, he stopped the shipment of Patriots, and lifted all the sanctions on Russian banks that finance the war. He has also been refusing to enact new sanctions after promising to do so.

My point, no matter how you slice it, Trump and his minions will continue to undermine Ukrainian policy for as long as they can get away with it. This is not changing course, this is regrouping and figuring out your next line of attack.

And honestly, after this BBB was passed giving Trump a $170 billion slush fund, it’s only a matter of time before Trump controls ever lever of power in this country (which he doesn’t already control), including full control of the military.

We are currently experiencing a paradigm shift for American foreign policy, while Heritage continues to lay waste to our institutions domestically; bringing them to heel. This is all intentional and deliberate and I’m certainly not the only person to see this.

Trump is not by any means Europe’s or America’s friend. Here’s an article in the Atlantic which makes the case better than I can.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/putin-trump-russia-ukraine/683414/?gift=NOJ2QUPq21Etl5vIIQw7a6-UUK1-Q7fiXdL1szaAdrs

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BJ Zamora's avatar

I must simply add here that all of Trump’s efforts so far to bring the world to heel in obedience to his absolute rule have failed. The exports that helped made us a rich nation such as grain and guns have collapsed as Europe rearms themselves as they did before World Wars I and II. Canada has replaced our grain orders with theirs. Trump demanded the other NATO nations “pay their share,” and they have, just not in the way Trump expected. France has created a French made HiMARs version that can be fitted to the Ukrainians’aging F 16’s and Russian fihhter planes. Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and others are supplying more of their own weaponry to Ukraine because they all realize that if Ukraine falls they will be next.

Trump’s ignorance of history, culture, and diplomacy shows brighter every day.

The rest of the west does not wish to be bullied anymore. Together they are able to withstand Trump’s posturing and threats. And we, here in the US, are only a country of consumers now. We have abandoned and attacked the very people who harvest our crops, build our houses, and work in the most horrible of our plants. We are now trained to want more while giving less.

It won’t end well for us.

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