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In the ongoing evolution of the West's posture, Lloyd Austin said at a press conference to recap his recent visit that the "we want to see Russia weakened . . . "  Add this to the list of statements that are probably obvious but had been left unsaid for strategic reasons.  I'll catalog it with Biden's statement that Putin is a war criminal who must go.  I'm not sure whether this type of statement is prudent or whether it creates a reasonable likelihood of triggering Putin, but in either event the statement is notable.  Also, it's interesting to me that the world now views Putin as being such a snowflake that he could be triggered by derrogatory statements made by Americans.  Probably most relevant going forward, however, is the transparency we're hearing from the American administration on everything from intelligence to arms transfers to strategic objectives.  There are pros and cons to this approach that are beyond my ability to evaluate, so I'm just reporting this new event that supports the observation that others have made during this "special military operation" without a normative judgment as to whether it's good or bad.  

https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/15...jAkJMqAAAA

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In the ongoing evolution of the West's posture, Lloyd Austin said at a press conference to recap his recent visit that the "we want to see Russia weakened . . . "  Add this to the list of statements that are probably obvious but had been left unsaid for strategic reasons.  I'll catalog it with Biden's statement that Putin is a war criminal who must go.  I'm not sure whether this type of statement is prudent or whether it creates a reasonable likelihood of triggering Putin, but in either event the statement is notable.  Also, it's interesting to me that the world now views Putin as being such a snowflake that he could be triggered by derrogatory statements made by Americans.  Probably most relevant going forward, however, is the transparency we're hearing from the American administration on everything from intelligence to arms transfers to strategic objectives.  There are pros and cons to this approach that are beyond my ability to evaluate, so I'm just reporting this new event that supports the observation that others have made during this "special military operation" without a normative judgment as to whether it's good or bad.  

https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/15...jAkJMqAAAA