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Different drummer's avatar

I highly recommend Robert Kagan's Atlantic article that Tim mentions at the beginning: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/06/democracy-iran-israel-war-trump/683269/?gift=6ICK1NhO1tuSUNO7V_Ru-pCSmJjIB2he05O6Q8Gqhe8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share. It provides a chilling perspective I hadn't heard anywhere else when I read it yesterday morning.

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Keith Wresch's avatar

Thanks for the article. I think the writer is spot on — I’m not sure Trump realizes the consequences and potentially, for him, domestic benefits of what he just did.

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Parrhizzia's avatar

Oh, screw the Atlantic. Genocidal apologists.

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Different drummer's avatar

So you disagree w/ the premise of the article? I thought it was compelling.

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Parrhizzia's avatar

Sorry, no insult was intended.

I am just so furious.

Do you know about Robert Kagan?

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Different drummer's avatar

And I wasn't insulted! You obviously have very strong feelings / opinions about this.

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Different drummer's avatar

His name sounds familiar; that's it. But even if the article was written by AI, I think it makes a lot of sense. I'd love to be convinced otherwise!

(Did you see my question to your comment re Putin? I'm really trying to understand the complexities here.)

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