The Pentagon Purge, Technology's Terrors, and the Unfreedom of the Seas
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freedom of the seas...a relative concept. Free from what? Free for what and whom? China is overfishing in the traditional national waters of many other countries and has been doing so for awhile. DT seemed to be smacking his lips over the possibility of (1) taking over the Hormuz Strait, or (2) sharing tolls with Iran in the Strait, similarly to his reaction to Gaza's potential as a new resort city he'd rebuild, hotels in Ukraine, a presidential mueum-hotel-casino etc. He sees Dollar (or rather, crypto) signs all over everything, and those coins will likely mostly be flowing into his and his family's accounts, not the USA's. Another branch of the Great Grift.l
As I read LTG Hertling's piece, I thought back to my visits to Gettysburg and can't escape the fact Lee ignoring all military logic (and advice from Longstreet) that attacking the Union on the high ground was a mistake. A mistake he made out of hubris and belief his troops could do anything. The parallel with Trump who after Midnight Hammer and Venezuela is apparent. He also was provided info that going in was a mistake but his hubris was too big.