Trump's National Security Strategy conveys a flawed, incoherent, and deeply dangerous view of the world and America's role in it. America's allies will shudder; its enemies will rejoice.
Exceptional breakdown of how the NSS reduces alliances to transactional relationships while framing domination as prerogative. Your point about freedom of navigation being recast as purely econoimc rather than geostrategic cuts to the core of what's being lost here. The document essentially collapses security architecture into business opportunity, which works fine until you need coordinated respnse to shared threats and discover you've systematically alienated every partner who might actually help.
We knew this was coming, stupid and revolting as the document and its policies are. This explains the failure to support Ukraine, wishes to take over Greenland and Venezuela, nit to mention Canada. All these countries become sources of products we want, but do not plan to buy. We will now take everything by force I gather.
I see two big problems with this approach--Putin wants the same things. If he were to win in Ukraine and other parts if Europe, he could once again go after these countries because he would have the financial resources to do so.
Secondly, the American economy is likely to crater. We are also looking at no foreign investment is or desire for products produced by the military-industrial complex. That will hurt R&D, and a weakened economy will mean little money to be gained on the home front.
Furthermore, if we are financially destabilized, it is probable that there will be internal pressures that will supersede the administration's ability to make incursions into foreign countries. We may also find the other countries have massive support against us.
This is a dream document for a few, but a probable disaster in practice.
A radical departure from the past with no appreciation for either the global strategic context (what exactly changed to motivate such a shift) or the underpinnings of American power and influence (including our democratic values, many alliances and close partnerships). The United States appears to be at war with a world order we ourselves created, including multilateral organizations established to deal with international challenges that transcend borders, without an appreciation for the advantages we are leaving behind and the many new perils we are opening. Feels a bit like a ship that suddenly lost its forward thrust and its compass, and is compensating for the directionless drift with senseless shouting. While past NSSs may have overstated the nature of the strategic challenge from the PRC, this stupid document represents a massive opening and a widening vacuum waiting to be filled. Has there ever been such an example of unilateral dismemberment and self-blinding in world history?
Trump has reverted to an Imperialist policy and laid bare the amoral machinations of Capitalism.
In modern democracies, it seemed an established truth that the benefits of standing up to a bully outweigh any material losses. Ever the businessman, Trump prefers to support the bully with the aim of ultimately usurping him. With enemies like these, who needs friends.
None of this comes as surprise. When the current USA admin wants evil to prevail over good and gives precedence to greed avarice and gluttony, the end result the USA admin seeks will not be the one it gets. What is coming for the USA admin will be a monumentous disaster which will please USA adversaries and will bring war sooner.
I don’t think we should call this document “unserious”. The Trump administration is deadly serious about a completely transactional, simplistic, for profit NSS. As the saying goes, when people tell you who they are, believe them. When the Trump team says that they want to see more Trump minded governments in Europe, believe that this desire will be pursued by more than words.
America’s allies (if this term still has meaning) should not be alarmed by this document. They should treat this as a confirmation of what they already knew, but were reluctant to say out loud. Now that the US has published its intentions, there is no need to dance around the issues anymore:
- NATO in its current form has ceased to exist
- 5EYES has ended as the other 4 cannot trust the US not to commit war crimes or leak intel to Russia
- When it comes to trade, US isolationism is the policy. Free trade agreements are only followed when the US feels like it
- Allies need to analyze scenarios where the US has become a hostile power
When I say “unserious” I don’t mean not to take it seriously. I mean that it doesn’t seriously address the realities facing the country. It’s unserious as strategy, unserious policy, and unserious in its understanding of US interests, capabilities, and objectives that serve the American people. But its consequences will be, as I say, dangerous to the core.
I know what you meant. And we probably both belong to the group of people who would consider the qualification “an unserious person” as one of the worst insults.
However, we are dealing with a crowd that considers being “unserious” a virtue. Serious analysis or complex solutions are something for elites. MAGA Americans do not need a thoughtful strategy, they want action. Details, nuances, complexity are for Liberals. It is not important for a policy to be effective, it just needs to be simple.
As a Canadian I watch with horror how my neighbour to South demolished 80 years of goodwill in a short 10 months.
There are so many flaws in this analysis that I don’t know where to begin. The EU countries have on the whole so underfunded their military budgets for decades. They don’t even have serious airlift capabilities. UK police knock on doors to investigate tweets. Immigration overwhelms in so many countries. trump is a vain blow hard. We know that. That he is on target more than not is without question. The US is tired of funding European defense. This essay is unserious because it refuses to acknowledge serious weaknesses in the EU woke creed that cancels any and all who dare contradict it.
Exceptional breakdown of how the NSS reduces alliances to transactional relationships while framing domination as prerogative. Your point about freedom of navigation being recast as purely econoimc rather than geostrategic cuts to the core of what's being lost here. The document essentially collapses security architecture into business opportunity, which works fine until you need coordinated respnse to shared threats and discover you've systematically alienated every partner who might actually help.
We knew this was coming, stupid and revolting as the document and its policies are. This explains the failure to support Ukraine, wishes to take over Greenland and Venezuela, nit to mention Canada. All these countries become sources of products we want, but do not plan to buy. We will now take everything by force I gather.
I see two big problems with this approach--Putin wants the same things. If he were to win in Ukraine and other parts if Europe, he could once again go after these countries because he would have the financial resources to do so.
Secondly, the American economy is likely to crater. We are also looking at no foreign investment is or desire for products produced by the military-industrial complex. That will hurt R&D, and a weakened economy will mean little money to be gained on the home front.
Furthermore, if we are financially destabilized, it is probable that there will be internal pressures that will supersede the administration's ability to make incursions into foreign countries. We may also find the other countries have massive support against us.
This is a dream document for a few, but a probable disaster in practice.
A radical departure from the past with no appreciation for either the global strategic context (what exactly changed to motivate such a shift) or the underpinnings of American power and influence (including our democratic values, many alliances and close partnerships). The United States appears to be at war with a world order we ourselves created, including multilateral organizations established to deal with international challenges that transcend borders, without an appreciation for the advantages we are leaving behind and the many new perils we are opening. Feels a bit like a ship that suddenly lost its forward thrust and its compass, and is compensating for the directionless drift with senseless shouting. While past NSSs may have overstated the nature of the strategic challenge from the PRC, this stupid document represents a massive opening and a widening vacuum waiting to be filled. Has there ever been such an example of unilateral dismemberment and self-blinding in world history?
🇺🇸✨ Democracy Thrives When Communities Unite✨🇺🇸
In a land we all know, though a bit topsy-turvy,
Three leaders stood shouting—Trump, Rubio, and Musk-y.
“Let’s leave NATO now! Send your dollars our way!”
To private-run buddies who profit each day.
They shrugged at our soldiers, our friends, and allies,
Ignored those who fought ‘neath democracy’s skies.
They forgot WWII, Afghan vets, and our kin,
As they chased personal profits with executive whims.
They stirred up our neighbors with spiteful divides,
With words sharp as daggers, and hate on all sides.
They cheered when our fellow Americans fought,
And spoon-fed the nation conspiracies taught.
But we seniors remember what government meant—
A promise to help every life Heaven-sent.
Back in 1935, under Roosevelt’s hand,
Social Security lifted this beautiful land.
It sheltered the elders, the children in need,
And helped everyday families survive, grow, and lead.
So when they say “old rules,” return to the past,
They’re aiming to shatter protections that last.
Returning America to pre-1935 view,
Means “You’re on your own” for both me and for you.
But we—yes, we grandparents—step into the light,
With truth in our pockets and facts shining bright.
We’ll remind every household what fairness once meant,
What love for our neighbors and freedom once sent.
So gather your families, your children full-grown—
Keep courage, stay steady, don’t walk this alone.
For democracy thrives when our voices unite,
And we pass down the truth with our hearts burning bright.✨🇺🇸
#ResharingBrigade #GrandparentsForTruth #IndyMedia #ProDemocracy #SupportUkraine #SupportPalestine #SupportAfghanVets
📣🇺🇸🫱🏼🫲🏾🕯️ Share, share, share 💬 so truth can grow 🌱
Trump has reverted to an Imperialist policy and laid bare the amoral machinations of Capitalism.
In modern democracies, it seemed an established truth that the benefits of standing up to a bully outweigh any material losses. Ever the businessman, Trump prefers to support the bully with the aim of ultimately usurping him. With enemies like these, who needs friends.
None of this comes as surprise. When the current USA admin wants evil to prevail over good and gives precedence to greed avarice and gluttony, the end result the USA admin seeks will not be the one it gets. What is coming for the USA admin will be a monumentous disaster which will please USA adversaries and will bring war sooner.
I don’t think we should call this document “unserious”. The Trump administration is deadly serious about a completely transactional, simplistic, for profit NSS. As the saying goes, when people tell you who they are, believe them. When the Trump team says that they want to see more Trump minded governments in Europe, believe that this desire will be pursued by more than words.
America’s allies (if this term still has meaning) should not be alarmed by this document. They should treat this as a confirmation of what they already knew, but were reluctant to say out loud. Now that the US has published its intentions, there is no need to dance around the issues anymore:
- NATO in its current form has ceased to exist
- 5EYES has ended as the other 4 cannot trust the US not to commit war crimes or leak intel to Russia
- When it comes to trade, US isolationism is the policy. Free trade agreements are only followed when the US feels like it
- Allies need to analyze scenarios where the US has become a hostile power
When I say “unserious” I don’t mean not to take it seriously. I mean that it doesn’t seriously address the realities facing the country. It’s unserious as strategy, unserious policy, and unserious in its understanding of US interests, capabilities, and objectives that serve the American people. But its consequences will be, as I say, dangerous to the core.
I know what you meant. And we probably both belong to the group of people who would consider the qualification “an unserious person” as one of the worst insults.
However, we are dealing with a crowd that considers being “unserious” a virtue. Serious analysis or complex solutions are something for elites. MAGA Americans do not need a thoughtful strategy, they want action. Details, nuances, complexity are for Liberals. It is not important for a policy to be effective, it just needs to be simple.
As a Canadian I watch with horror how my neighbour to South demolished 80 years of goodwill in a short 10 months.
📜✨ “Have Coffers Been Emptied To Fatten Their Ends?”
Back in the days of old Thirty-Five,
Francis Perkins helped hope come alive.
Social Security kept elders fed,
And children safe, with government bread.
The New Deal built power, roads, and light—
Fair play for workers, a future in sight.
Not perfect at all, but justice had grown,
Government cared for the folks back home.
But here comes the billionaires’ shiny plan—
Shift laws back before protections began.
Trump, Rubio, and Musk loudly say,
“Leave NATO! Let safety be sold away!”
Now tax-payer money flows in a stream,
To private elites in a profit-machine.
Government shrinking while danger expands—
Protection replaced by billionaire hands.
The Court gives the Executive sweeping control,
Checks fall aside—just one branch in the role.
Break treaties, abandon allies in war,
America’s promises walk out the door.
We ask in this moment, American friends,
Are our coffers depleted to fatten their ends? ✨🇺🇸
#ResharingBrigade #IndyMedia #ProDemocracy #AmericanGrandma
There are so many flaws in this analysis that I don’t know where to begin. The EU countries have on the whole so underfunded their military budgets for decades. They don’t even have serious airlift capabilities. UK police knock on doors to investigate tweets. Immigration overwhelms in so many countries. trump is a vain blow hard. We know that. That he is on target more than not is without question. The US is tired of funding European defense. This essay is unserious because it refuses to acknowledge serious weaknesses in the EU woke creed that cancels any and all who dare contradict it.
The Europeans need to offer Trump more golf courses and hotel projects, preferably far away from wind farms. That will endear them to him.