Remember when...?



As political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr—who identified the concept of soft power—famously explained, soft power is “the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than coercion or payments. It arises from the attractiveness of a country’s culture, political ideals, and policies”.

The US has enjoyed significant soft power throughout the Cold War and beyond..... Hopefully neither Trump nor anyone else will ever see the destruction of Iranian civilisation. But Trump is definitely overseeing the instantaneous destruction of American soft power.

https://theconversation.com/a-whole-civi...ica-280152

(10-05-2026 11:17 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(10-05-2026 11:05 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(10-05-2026 07:38 AM)b2b Wrote:  We're never told the truth about anything.

This.

And this is different how versus any other time in US history, specifically regarding geopolitical military matters?

It's not different but the Trump admin was supposed to be when it came to foreign wars. We're still giving money to Ukraine and now we've got this Iran eff up to deal with.

(10-05-2026 11:17 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(10-05-2026 11:05 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(10-05-2026 07:38 AM)b2b Wrote:  

(10-04-2026 07:24 PM)Todor Wrote:  

(10-04-2026 07:12 PM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  What!?!

Well, they tucked and ran. They aren’t living on these bases, that’s for sure. Of course, CBS is only showing the photos (6 months later) that don’t look bad, but UAE, Kuwait, Jordan etc media have all been on or close to the destroyed bases and taken lots of photos that show the real destruction.

The powers that be, government, media, and others who rule us know the public isnt ready to see what actually happened, so it was glossed over and largely forgotten by the open mouth breathing public.

When asked how he could fly a drone taking photos right over an American base, a journalist from Jordan simply said, because there isn’t anyone there left to stop him.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-photos-...e-attacks/

We're never told the truth about anything.

This.

And this is different how versus any other time in US history, specifically regarding geopolitical military matters?

It's not. Who said it was?

Anyone but an idiot would move them out before the Brit’s escort the Muslims in to blow them up.

Except Biden. He’d let them have them.

Bring all our troops home unless they are blowing shite up

Frick the globohomos.