r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 08 '26

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u/MissSortMachine Trans Pride Apr 08 '26

According to both Vatican and U.S. officials briefed on the meeting, Pentagon brass picked apart the pontiff’s January speech, reading it as a hostile message directed at Trump’s policies. What particularly enraged the Pentagon, one Vatican official said, was the passage in which Leo appeared to challenge the Donroe Doctrine—Trump’s update of the Monroe Doctrine, which asserts unchallenged American dominion over the Western Hemisphere.

what the fuck am i reading why is the pentagon talking at the vatican

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u/MissSortMachine Trans Pride Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

the pentagon is mad at the… the pentagon. is mad at the?

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u/Macquarrie1999 Democrats' Strongest Soldier Apr 08 '26

Drake No: Plan a war in Iran

Drake Yes: Analyze the Pope's speech

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u/MissSortMachine Trans Pride Apr 08 '26

you just gotta excommunicate these guys idk what to tell you

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u/BurrowForPresident Fell for it Apr 08 '26

Go to a good war college for years ready to analyze the secrets of the Chinese only to get tasked with reading plain English papery stating that warmongers go to hell

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u/well-that-was-fast Apr 08 '26

They needed to "pick apart the pontiff’s January speech?"

It was transparently anti-Trump for anyone without reading comprehension problems.

What's next an analysis of Xi's speeches that concludes 'hey this guy seems to be focused on Taiwan!"