Wow, I can’t believe I’m doing this, but I suppose when even the worst person you know in the modern world does something good, ya gotta recognise them for it. Of course, with trump this could change in five minutes when another lonely thought materialises in his grey matter, so check back tomorrow.
But today trump said that he would allow the Ukrainians to build their own Patriot Missiles. I don’t know how this would work, given Russia can rain fire and fury on any square centimetre of Ukraine, but I would imagine that Ukraine will build their missiles in a third country. And I believe they will start quicker than anyone realises, and they will churn them out 24/7, faster than even Rayethon churns them out from the safety of American soil. That’s not a criticism of Rayethon, just a recognition of the fact that when your country is in an existential crisis, it’s amazing what you can do.
So I don’t know how many weeks or months it will take for Ukraine to start churning out “made in Ukraine” missiles, but the day they do, Russia better watch their back (and their front) because there will be no excuse for Ukraine any more. They will be able to slice through Russia’s clear manpower advantage in ways that will make the Russians afraid to step into the meat machine that they have created.
Canada buys European subs
I’m delighted to see that Carney has chosen to buy European-made subs. They’re not a panacea for all ills, but they are a panacea for all things American. I hope he makes the choice to buy Swedish Gripen fighter jets as well instead of the American F-35s. Everything I’ve read about the F-35s is that they’re a great piece of kit, but getting into bed with the Americans in a bad long-term move as we’ve found out.
Americans aren’t bad people, they’re just poorly led
I’ve also read (speaking of things trump can’t do) that we should be nicer to Americans. Why? I don’t think we should attack them today — one doesn’t have to attack a new neighbour — but they’re not being nice to us, so why should we be nice to them? The majority of their population voted for him, and that says a lot. So let America have a hissy fit for four years, and then see where they are when they’re done with trump in 2029. If their new leader in 2029 comes to their senses and starts being nice to us again, then we’re 90% of the way to being there to pick up where we left off. But we won’t make the same mistake we made in the past, where we thought we were inseparable friends. Nope, been there, done that, not doing it again.