Just a reminder that since Laura Loomer announced her support for Ukraine, Trump has: 1) walked back a promise to let Ukraine build Patriots, 2) denied a ukrainian request for 300 PAC3s, 3) slow walked 400mil in congressionally approved aid for Ukraine. But the vibes were good!
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Phillips OBrien
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Wait--I thought it was guaranteed that the US would allow Ukraine to build Patriot interceptors. Everyone told me Trump was pivoting to Ukraine and Laura Loomer was onside. newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/trump-q...
Latest Midweek Update is out. Iran toyed with the USA this week. Trump continues to want out of the war, but Iran escalated. Their strategy seems pretty sophisticated and the end result is looking even worse for the USA. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
China has the US on the ropes in Iran and is going in for the kill. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Latest free piece is out. Praising a racist, conspiracist, anti-democratic, Trump-worshipper because she takes one position you like is a dangerous move and is to be regretted. The struggle is basically the same in the US and Ukraine. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Free weekend update out. If the week before might have been the worst week for Ukraine in a long time, this week was much better. A new armed forces commander has been appointed and he has wide support. However, the stand off between Zelensky and Fedorov continues. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Latest post. How will the Russo-Ukraine War end? Well to understand that, you need to look at how wars normally conclude. It is a very different process than is usually understood, with very different considerations and concerns. Here is a start. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Giving more money to this Pentagon at this time is exactly the wrong idea. The US government is corrupt, it defense plans are incompetent, and it is weakening the US military. www.npr.org/2026/07/22/n...
New Midweek Update Out (mostly free). The US is weakening itself every day with this war against Iran. It is running down weapons stocks, degrading US institutions, alienating allies and strengthening China. Iranian strategy is proving itself superior. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...