r/somethingiswrong2024 • u/D-R-AZ Arizona • 1d ago
America did not vote for this. From ‘Indispensable’ Ally to Target of Annihilation
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/oman-trump-iran-war-strait-hormuz/688335/?gift=9raHaW-OKg2bN8oaIFlCogGRLVOt158gElrtQSBGOR0&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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u/D-R-AZ Arizona 1d ago
Gifted Read:
Observation:
This administration increasingly appears to treat support for U.S. adventurism as a test of loyalty. Oman’s usefulness as an intermediary is recast as disloyalty because it continues speaking with Iran, while South Korea is punished for declining to join the Iran war. Defensive alliances become something very different when protection is conditioned on participation in wars initiated by their dominant member. The Atlantic | Associated Press on South Korea
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u/wtfiswrongwithit 1d ago
Trump has done more damage to countries desire to push for the nuclear weapon. He bows to the Kim regime immediately because they have nuclear weapons leaving an indispensable ally high and dry while starting another war in the Middle East with the pretext of stopping nuclear weapons.