Phillips O’Brien on TrumpPutin DieselPact (traitortraitortraitor) [Now, the US is coming out as a more direct supporter of Russia—and in the process it is blaming the Ukrainians for that. The diesel issue is not an end in itself, it is a means to an end. Understand that, and you understand it all.]

🎯👇 "The truth of 🇺🇸 behavior has been that 🇺🇸 has been helping Russia, but until now more by hobbling Ukraine and its partners. Now, 🇺🇸 is coming out as a more direct supporter of Russia. The diesel issue is not an end in itself, it is a means to an end. Understand that, and you understand it all."

The positive side is that it looks (to non-expert me) like Russia is desperate for the help. And so is the current USA leadership.

Maybe the most amazing aspect of the Russo-Ukraine War is that Russia is getting backing from both China and the USA, the two largest powers of the moment--and Ukraine could still emerge triumphant as long as Europe backs it stoutly.

Christ, they are using this to start the process of ending sanctions on Russia.

Trump’s love for Putin is the only pure thing in his life.

This is how you admit you are strategically screwed, with bluster.

Just a reminder it was exactly three months ago that Trump promised Ukraine its own license to build Patriot Interceptors and one month since the Lindsey Graham tariff bill was signed. How’s all that support for Ukraine going, Trump apologists?

"It could take a generation to recover from this."

They're getting as bad as Putin's Russia

Corruption of this kind is why the Democrats need to freeze or cut back US defense spending of they take control of Congress. If you actually care about US security, funding this is destructive.

"Trump is talking about extending the war after the midterms and has refused to end it before now." "Democrats might be willing to use Congress’s nuclear weapon against the war—defunding parts of the military. Indeed, I hope that they would"

“Clearly the US got spooked. However, the real story is that the US, 15 months after Spiderweb, seems to be in no better a place to protect its advanced aircraft from short-range drone attack than the Russians were in early 2025.”

Finally, Hegseth gave what might be the worst speech in the history of the Department of Defense. Considering his earlier speeches, that is saying something.

Yeah, it’s exactly what he said, but in this case the White House knows it was a colossal screw up, so is lying its ass off.

Yes, the White House sometimes serves as a branch Kremlin press office, which would be humiliating for anyone who had the slightest hint of patriotism or for that matter personal dignity.