Susan Glasser

But also he may actively and almost certainly will actively undermine NATO cooperation. He might withdraw from it outright. As you know, he's pledged to do that before. Even if he doesn't, what if he pulls out U.S. troops from their forward positions, defending the line essentially between NATO and Russia? You know, that's a very real possibility.

But also he may actively and almost certainly will actively undermine NATO cooperation. He might withdraw from it outright. As you know, he's pledged to do that before. Even if he doesn't, what if he pulls out U.S. troops from their forward positions, defending the line essentially between NATO and Russia? You know, that's a very real possibility.

Yeah, well, let's talk about that, you know, $500 billion extortion demand on Ukraine that the United States essentially should be the owner of half of Ukraine's rare earth minerals. First of all, let's put on the table that the United States has given nothing like $500 billion extortion. So the idea that it's payback is ridiculous. That's actually a straight out extortion blackmail demand.

Yeah, well, let's talk about that, you know, $500 billion extortion demand on Ukraine that the United States essentially should be the owner of half of Ukraine's rare earth minerals. First of all, let's put on the table that the United States has given nothing like $500 billion extortion. So the idea that it's payback is ridiculous. That's actually a straight out extortion blackmail demand.

Yeah, well, let's talk about that, you know, $500 billion extortion demand on Ukraine that the United States essentially should be the owner of half of Ukraine's rare earth minerals. First of all, let's put on the table that the United States has given nothing like $500 billion extortion. So the idea that it's payback is ridiculous. That's actually a straight out extortion blackmail demand.

The U.S. has given tens of billions of dollars in military assistance and security aid to Ukraine since the full scale invasion, a lot of which has gone to U.S. military suppliers who are then essentially the customers and sending supplies. weapons to Ukraine.

The U.S. has given tens of billions of dollars in military assistance and security aid to Ukraine since the full scale invasion, a lot of which has gone to U.S. military suppliers who are then essentially the customers and sending supplies. weapons to Ukraine.

The U.S. has given tens of billions of dollars in military assistance and security aid to Ukraine since the full scale invasion, a lot of which has gone to U.S. military suppliers who are then essentially the customers and sending supplies. weapons to Ukraine.

Europe, by the way, despite Donald Trump's lies about it, is now in the position of having collectively provided more money to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion three years ago this month. So let's

Europe, by the way, despite Donald Trump's lies about it, is now in the position of having collectively provided more money to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion three years ago this month. So let's

Europe, by the way, despite Donald Trump's lies about it, is now in the position of having collectively provided more money to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion three years ago this month. So let's

Let's be clear, like under $100 billion in US military assistance, you can't exactly then demand half of the country's patrimony and rare earth minerals to the tune of $500 billion and say, oh, that's payback. It's very much in keeping with Trump's view of of the United States, which he expressed even in his first term in office, right? There's nothing new with Donald Trump here.

Let's be clear, like under $100 billion in US military assistance, you can't exactly then demand half of the country's patrimony and rare earth minerals to the tune of $500 billion and say, oh, that's payback. It's very much in keeping with Trump's view of of the United States, which he expressed even in his first term in office, right? There's nothing new with Donald Trump here.

Let's be clear, like under $100 billion in US military assistance, you can't exactly then demand half of the country's patrimony and rare earth minerals to the tune of $500 billion and say, oh, that's payback. It's very much in keeping with Trump's view of of the United States, which he expressed even in his first term in office, right? There's nothing new with Donald Trump here.

He often expressed this idea of the U.S. as essentially a mercenary force, by the way, that offended many of his more conventional Republican advisors in his first term more than that. In fact, actually, it was his references over and over again to U.S. soldiers as basically mercenaries that so offended Rex Tillerson, his ill-fated first secretary of state, that it prompted

He often expressed this idea of the U.S. as essentially a mercenary force, by the way, that offended many of his more conventional Republican advisors in his first term more than that. In fact, actually, it was his references over and over again to U.S. soldiers as basically mercenaries that so offended Rex Tillerson, his ill-fated first secretary of state, that it prompted

He often expressed this idea of the U.S. as essentially a mercenary force, by the way, that offended many of his more conventional Republican advisors in his first term more than that. In fact, actually, it was his references over and over again to U.S. soldiers as basically mercenaries that so offended Rex Tillerson, his ill-fated first secretary of state, that it prompted

Rex Tillerson fucking moron outburst at the Pentagon in the summer of 2017. So in my role as a Trump historian here, I need to point that out because it's a kind of a shocking view of American power as that we're essentially the mob heavies here and give us money with a gun pointed at your back, or we won't do anything for you. It's a radically different view of American security.

Rex Tillerson fucking moron outburst at the Pentagon in the summer of 2017. So in my role as a Trump historian here, I need to point that out because it's a kind of a shocking view of American power as that we're essentially the mob heavies here and give us money with a gun pointed at your back, or we won't do anything for you. It's a radically different view of American security.

Rex Tillerson fucking moron outburst at the Pentagon in the summer of 2017. So in my role as a Trump historian here, I need to point that out because it's a kind of a shocking view of American power as that we're essentially the mob heavies here and give us money with a gun pointed at your back, or we won't do anything for you. It's a radically different view of American security.