It is so widely accepted that the USA is losing the war that now even neoconservative hawks admit it. They lament that Iran's victory reflects the decline of US hegemony and rise of multipolarity.
When multiple agencies simultaneously feed unfavourable assessments to NYT, WaPo, CNN, and NBC during a conflict the administration says is succeeding, the assessment process has migrated outside the institution. The primary channel for honest analysis has been functionally closed and the press has become the alternative briefing room. The leaks are the intelligence product delivered through the only channel still accepting it.
that migration has a specific consequence. Once assessments reach the public before they reach the policy, the decision-making timeline compresses. The administration has to respond to what voters already know rather than choosing what to act on privately. Every leak narrows the gap between classified assessment and public pressure until the two converge and the political space for denial collapses entirely.
With Kagan and Krystal its clearly just reverse psychology used to taunt Trump into escalation for the sake of Israel.
When multiple agencies simultaneously feed unfavourable assessments to NYT, WaPo, CNN, and NBC during a conflict the administration says is succeeding, the assessment process has migrated outside the institution. The primary channel for honest analysis has been functionally closed and the press has become the alternative briefing room. The leaks are the intelligence product delivered through the only channel still accepting it.
that migration has a specific consequence. Once assessments reach the public before they reach the policy, the decision-making timeline compresses. The administration has to respond to what voters already know rather than choosing what to act on privately. Every leak narrows the gap between classified assessment and public pressure until the two converge and the political space for denial collapses entirely.
The lesson for Americans and Germans, in particular, Resist or Die! Fascism is coming to a theater near you.
One must have a heart of stone…