Everyone but Trump Understands What He's Done

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/trump-iran-war-allies/686423/

by Jtsummers • 4 months ago

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Jtsummers• 4 months ago

This accurately describes the US president Trump, based on his words and actions for the last few years, but doggone, it seems harsh.

DoctorOetker• 4 months ago

This isn’t cowardice. It’s a calculation: If allied leaders thought that their sacrifice might count for something in Washington, they might choose differently. But most of them have stopped trying to find the hidden logic behind Trump’s actions, and they understand that any contribution they make will count for nothing. A few days or weeks later, Trump will not even remember that it happened.

What a cynical take: as if the life-purpose of the allies in NATO is to be remembered by a US president. Disintegrating the nuclear and ballistic sites and development sites should be plenty of motivation on its own, its buying a safer future, for the West, for the local neighborhood (and sure, they will have to bite through the death spasms and predelegated attack for a while).

Everyone but Trump Understands What He's Done

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