[Attention, Justin. Everyone is cheating and if you can't figure out who the patsy is in this global poker game, it is you.]
Because you can’t afford to play by the rules in the world of cutthroat geopolitics where there’s a real risk that a neighboring country will invade, butcher, murder, conquer your land, bomb the hell out of you, attack you with sophisticated cyber warfare, or use chemical, biological, or atomic bombs.
When you face existential threat and the leader of a country has to protect citizens from an adversary that bypasses the rules or doesn't even consider them as applicable to them, only the weak-minded and clueless shout “foul play.”
There is one language spoken among nations: power and deterrence. If your enemies can't make you think twice about the consequences of attacking you or going after you, they smell weakness and will proceed. You can cry until Judgment Day that this should not be happening to you because you're a nice person and surely something must be done, but the only realistic action is to never allow this to occur in the first place.
https://mailchi.mp/wealthresearchgroup/america-is-losing-ground-fast-540624
I am not a drinker but recognize the bottle as iconic. Love the new name for Dougie.
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