Some people say the U.S. and Canada broke off talks because the U.S. wanted Canada to ditch its trade deal with China. That's not quite right. The more accurate way to put it is that the U.S. wants to have a say—or even the final say—over Canada's trade policy. Americans also want Canada to scrap its legal protections and subsidies for domestic cultural industries like film, TV, and publishing. On top of that, the U.S. wants Canada to become fully English-speaking. That means pushing Canada to weaken the legal status of French, especially in Quebec.
This image was sent to me from the field. These are messages US servicemen in the Persian Gulf have scribbled on the dust of an aircraft flap.
"Be a good guy and do what Israel tells you to"
"Operation Epstein Fury"
"Peace deal #64 incoming... ALL THIS FOR THE HOLY LAND"
I have no frame of reference, I can't compare it to the sentiments of US soldiers in previous conflicts. But I suspect these are new sentiments, or at least a new willingness to express them this openly and directly.
But as one serviceman told me: "What people in the media don't understand when they compare past conflicts to this one, is this operation has no morale behind it. That makes a world of difference to service members deployed to undesirable locations indefinitely."
Read that last part again: No morale. Deployed to undesirable locations INDEFINITELY.
My own conclusion: When a war has no morale behind it, winning means that you simply end it. There is no other "winning" in such an unjust war.
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