@yvanspijk Fantastic!

@randahl Rutte understands that NATO has a problem if the US becomes its adversary instead of a partner. We’re currently too dependent on their equipment, technology and logistics capability. Rutte also knows that a surefire way to provoke Trump into doing something, is saying that he can’t or shouldn’t do it. He’s buying time and he doesn’t care about what the world thinks about how he does that. “Teflon Rutte” indeed.

But NATO-1 had better quickly build everything that we now need the US for.

@EUCommission The problem is that dialogue requires two parties willing to engage in it, where violence needs only one. If one party chooses violence, then it is a mistake to expect dialogue to end it. Violence only ends when it becomes too costly compared to its rewards.

@randahl Pay close attention to Vance’s reaction. It says, “Oh no, there he goes again, and everyone will see”. They are increasingly having problems keeping Trump’s mental decline hidden. And it feels as if they are starting to see that this is a problem for themselves too. They ride Trump’s coattails, and if he’s gone, they’re gone too.

@randahl Time for regime change. In the US, to be clear.