Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about how Trump lost and gave Iran something better than a nuke.

Okay, we're going to start off by going over why nations engage in conflict.

It isn't to hold a boxing match and see who can

fight the best. It's to advance the position and policies of the state. As Klausowitz said,

war is a continuation of politics by other means. The purpose of war is to achieve a goal. It's an

instrument of policy. You can win all the battles and lose the war because policy aims weren't achieved. Likewise, you can lose the battles and win the war. War isn't a video game where winning the battles gets you a victory. What were the policy aims of this war?

Nobody really knows, right? But vaguely, it's something to do with nuclear weapons. Trump won't let

Iran have a nuke, and they want one, right? But do they, though? Or would a nuke just be the means to affect policy? What's the purpose of

nukes today? To destroy cities? No, it's not 1945. Once that power was demonstrated,

their use changed. It's to tie your national security to international security.

We've talked about it before, when we talked about the EU standing on its own, and needing

more nukes to establish deterrence, and make sure nobody brings a war to their soil.

How do nukes do that? Is it the number of people lost? and make sure nobody brings a war to their soil.

How do nukes do that?

Is it the number of people lost?

Do you believe the ruling class cares about that?

Look at the numbers of Russians lost in Ukraine.

Hundreds of thousands.

The power of a nuke is the removal of economic and production capability.

Don't believe me?

Look at the response to COVID.

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