More generally: the #Trumpezoids (I do not assume that the critical decisions are made by Trump as an individual) seem to think they can wield American imperial power to accomplish frivolous goals, in ways that would have appalled #Seward or #McKinley or #Kissinger — and that power will emerge […]
Serious question: now that the world has seen what happened to #Maduro, does anyone think the #Trumpezoids would still have a chance of success if they tried to kidnap ANOTHER head of state?
I'm not an expert on #commando tactics, so I can't say absolutely that it would be impossible. But the […]
For people who love to do #imperialism, these #Trumpezoids are remarkably bad at it. I can hardly imagine what Henry #Kissinger would have thought. The successful practice of empire requires stability and predictability — a sense that those who submit can actually avoid the very worst. It […]
