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Quentin Craven's avatar

Hats off to a journalist who is happy openly to change his position on an issue and thus help broaden everyone’s perceptions. Substack at its best.

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Peebo Preboskenes's avatar

I think this is well said and accurate as far as it goes. What this narrative ignores is the open acknowledgment by the Trump administration that US attempts at global hegemony (the "rules based order") are over - that they were a failure - and the world is back to the old concept of spheres of influence.

This will have massive consequences for the scope and aims of US foreign policy. The perverse trans/homosexual and mass immigration operations that became intertwined with the globalist project are done and some form of mercantilism is coming back. I am of the belief that, despite the squawking coming from the globalists, there is a sea change occurring within the US oligarchy.

For decades the US economy has been structured around hyper-financialization, information tech and global trade. With the loss of the war against Russia the savvier elements within the US power elite are beginning to recognize that a world power without a deep and robust industrial base won't remain so for long.

The fact the US has managed to maintain its global power position despite the offshoring craze of the last 30 years is due to the USD's power as investment country/currency of choice and the fact that we haven't fought a war against a peer opponent since WWII (thus allowing us to maintain the illusion of global military dominance). Now we have. In Ukraine.

They won't admit it publicly but Ukraine's military was highly proficient and provided some of the best weaponry NATO manufactures. The weapons they weren't given (like the garbage F-35 or longer range cruise missiles) wouldn't have changed the outcome and our single artillery shell plant in Pennsylvania is a joke compared to what Russia produces. Ukraine has shown anyone with eyes to see the US couldn't maintain an industrial scale war against relatively small Russia - let alone the Chinese industrial juggernaut.

This is a seismic event in world history. The globalists have lost. The neocons are finished. Of course the US will still do its sphere of influence thing and try to hold the crumbling EU together as long as it can. Our southern (and northern) neighbors will be getting extra attention again as the globalist dreams fade. Some of us would prefer amicable relations and respect for the sovereignty of our neighbors rather than a return to the Monroe Doctrine.

That said I'll take the win we're getting over nothing. What we really want to watch out for, as Americans, is the techno-dystopian projects that threatens our freedom at home.

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Chevrus's avatar

Very well put. In these times it is a challenge to parse through the changes and glean some usable knowledge. I suppose it is in a way a group effort……

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Run Freedom Run's avatar

Yes

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Saint Jimmy's avatar

great comment

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Ash A. Lee's avatar

Trump is draining the swamp into his much bigger and more beautiful golden plated swamp. It will actually be the most biggest and beautifulest swamp ever seen in the history of the world.

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Ernie Boxall's avatar

Let's see. Elon takes the covers off the schemes to funnel money back into democrat politics and democrats are screaming??? The PRESIDENT is saving hard working Americans billions in slush funds for democrats and RINOs and democrats are screaming. The PRESIDENT and Elon are uncovering money laundering schemes and the swamp is screaming.

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BK's avatar
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“In other words, Rubio is fully supportive of USAID’s regime change operations around the world and his issue is that the agency does not follow U.S. imperial orders enough.”

That is not what he said. If regime change is not the goal in a certain circumstance, it should not be the rank and file determining this. It should be the president and his cabinet running the show, not the minions. There is an hierarchy.

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William MacKenzie's avatar

Oh what a tangled web we weave.

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Ernie Boxall's avatar

Got to be an opening for PROJECT 25 to go after politicians, judges, agents and media bosses.

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Truth Seeking Missile's avatar

Now that the oligarchy has shuttered USAID and its records, what won't we ever be told about its activities?

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mois78's avatar

When you see George Soros who is considered the most evil mofo on earth walking freely, you quickly figure because he controls the NED. Similarly Victoria Nuland!

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Brad Conver's avatar

An interesting take. Regardless of which side of this vindictive (or righteous) disruption you favor, let’s hope that Trump’s isolationist aspirations extend to backing away from this sort of meddling altogether, once the existing mechanisms are exposed and cleansed.

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Truth Seeking Missile's avatar

Haha. Sign up for your new Gaza condo today!

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Run Freedom Run's avatar

USAID wastes an amount of money on Admin. That is where the money goes - not to the humanitarian projects. Walter Kirn explains on the Monday evening show with Matt Taibbi and I respect him and trust his observations

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Run Freedom Run's avatar

Yes

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Y Thn's avatar

There is no change in U.S. foreign policy posture. What will change are optics, designed to give credence to loud and naive members of the Trump coalition. It will be over soon, and more bruising damage can be expected.

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MJK's avatar

in my opinion USAID, NED and NATO should be abolished all together. These are all tools for imperialist hegemony. Intelligence agencies are the prime movers of all the world’s problems. Citizens of the world must get together to somehow eradicate these institutions. The managers of these organizations operate under the guise of good will with no accountability. After cabinet regime change they will operate the same way under some other programs etc.. the US foreign policy disease has been a role model across the world. The only way to stop this is by stopping money creation!

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𝓙𝓪𝓼𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓸𝓵𝓯𝓮's avatar

They should stop doing regime changes 🤦‍♀️

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