"I have shocking news to report"

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senseandsensibility (26,144 posts)

"I have shocking news to report"

writes Ron Filipkowski on bluesky. "An hour in to the NATO summit and Trump has already made a complete ass of himself on the world stage again, trashing our closest allies for decades while praising Putin and Erdogan and ranting one lie after another."

And that's how the corporate media should be reporting trump's performance at this NATO summit. You know they would be if Biden had done an eighth of what trump is doing on the world stage.

Instead we get sanewashing language like "tensions are high" at the NATO summit. No, What's happening is a total %%##$$ show,
with trump saying he would take out a "restraining order" against one of the leaders a couple of days ago and devolving from there. I haven't even heard journalists calling out the lies.

And there seems to be complete silence about his ninety minute phone call with Putin on our nation's 250th birthday.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221358108

Thats nice... major eye roll

[SVPete]

A Trump-Hater hates and lies about what Trump actually said? That’s almost as shockingly surprising as the Sun rising in the east this morning.

EuroLanders might not like being ass-kicked into having adequate defense forces, but dayum! They’ve been coasting on US capabilities, but when this year the US requested minimal assistance in trying to end the 47-year war with Iran, pertinent NATO countries said, “Pawk! Pawk! NOPE!” Trump dared ask, openly and directly, whether NATO countries would ever assist the US in anything. That’s what probably yanked Filipkowski’s tampon string.

The once mighty Royal Navy might or might not have one operational and deployable aircraft carrier, might have one or two operational and deployable nuclear submarine, and has one operational and deployed destroyer. The Army’s SAS (similar to USA Rangers) are getting gutted by ivory-tower lawyers prosecuting men for being “too” effective while under fire.

France might have one operational CBG. Germany has some destroyers and SSKs. Poland might be the most militarily prepared NATO country. Poland!!!

[ADsOutburst]

Poor US "allies".

They benefit from the protection of our military, both militarily and economically. They tariff us, their most important and powerful ally.

And yet, they get angry if we tariff them or tell them to increase defense spending.

[Crazy Horse]

A Trump-Hater hates and lies about what Trump actually said? That’s almost as shockingly surprising as the Sun rising in the east this morning.

EuroLanders might not like being ass-kicked into having adequate defense forces, but dayum! They’ve been coasting on US capabilities, but when this year the US requested minimal assistance in trying to end the 47-year war with Iran, pertinent NATO countries said, “Pawk! Pawk! NOPE!” Trump dared ask, openly and directly, whether NATO countries would ever assist the US in anything. That’s what probably yanked Filipkowski’s tampon string.

The once mighty Royal Navy might or might not have one operational and deployable aircraft carrier, might have one or two operational and deployable nuclear submarine, and has one operational and deployed destroyer. The Army’s SAS (similar to USA Rangers) are getting gutted by ivory-tower lawyers prosecuting men for being “too” effective while under fire.

France might have one operational CBG. Germany has some destroyers and SSKs. Poland might be the most militarily prepared NATO country. Poland!!!

Just to be clear the SAS is not similar to the Rangers, it is what Delta was modeled after. The Rangers are the bluntest instrument that JSOC has.

[SVPete]

Thanks for the clarification. I mainly know they were formed in WW2 and are very BA.