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Much depends upon the kind of "peace" that the Trump team could and would drive. If that peace could be re-interpreted by Russia as something of a "win" through its propaganda machine, it's going to be problematic long-term. More so for Europe. If the Trump team's red lines aren't etched in concrete, the tensions across several Russian neighbors, specifically the old Soviet states will worsen. A Poland might find it less problematic than an Estonia or Latvia or Georgia. But lots of tensions right across Europe, nevertheless.

If China interprets the "peace" formula as US "weakness", that's going to be a bigger problem for the globe, across the medium-and-long term. If the China-Russia axis is further emboldened, its bad news for the Middle East, and, indeed, much of Asia, and Europe. Latin America could become the next zone of contest, on a major scale.

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The New Administration. When thinking of Musk one thinks of colonizing Mars. At it’s best, one might imagine America’s political ambitions are being molded to accomplish this mission. The war in Ukraine not started by the West; it was started by Russia. For Russia, a hot war in Ukraine is needed to drain energy away from interplanetary exploration where the nation has fallen behind in the space race while at the same time helping to bolster China’s ability to compete in this new expansion of humanity. Ukraine takes a backseat for this ambition while at the same time acts as a reason for escalation toward nuclear annihilation should either side feel they’re being left behind.

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I’m truly concerned with a Tulsi Gabbard being over our national security agencies. She’s got a history of Marxist affiliations and as recently as Feb 2023 was side by side with Communist sympathizers (Dennis Kucinich, pro Russia Jackson Hinkle and MAGA Communists) at a political rally “Rage Against the War Machine” in Washington DC.

And…a Chief of Staff who is a former Big Pharma lobbyist for Pfizer? After lockdowns and forced vaccinations (CCP like) upon the American people? A “vaccine” an experimental gene therapy that was not truly tested before pushing it on the American public. Pfizer literally made a killing off this experimental gene therapy. Courtesy Donald Trump via Operation Warp Speed. And yet he crows about what a wonderful thing it was.

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I’m curious how China and Iran would interpret a US withdrawal and “negotiated peace”. Thanks for this discussion. FYI, I can’t imagine any European country trusting sensitive Intelligence with Gabbard!

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