Ukraine’s Imperial Peace | Tupac and the Pentagon | Mercenary Monroe Doctrine | Democratic War Hawks
Co-host Julia Gledhill joined me for our weekly variety episode of the Un-Diplomatic Podcast. We cover:
Trump’s promise to cut the defense budget by 50% (with China and Russia!).
What Tupac predicted about the defense budget.
Pete Hegseth unveils Trump's imperialist peace plan for Ukraine.
The Monroe Doctrine means mercenary imperialism.
Why the Democratic Party can’t critique Trump’s lies about being antiwar.
In the Trump era, being anti-anti-China is worse than being a white nationalist.
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The strategy could be to project a huge increase and, then, whittle it down so it is still an increase but not as much. Since the military budget is already insanely high, Trump could claim he held the line. He depends on the sound bite to carry the political message, while the details are glossed over. He can act as if he is for peace, while the military-industrial complex continues on its merry way.