Trump 'Sort of Decides' on Escalation, Again
President Trump has 'sort of made a decision' on supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles, according to Axios. This comes after Zelensky reportedly asked for weapons that could reach 'deep inside Russia,' including possibly Moscow itself. Putin, meanwhile, labels such a move a 'completely new, qualitatively new stage of escalation.' One might almost believe this is the first time
Washington has debated whether sending more advanced weaponry to an active conflict zone might provoke the other side. This 'sort of made a decision' rhetoric rings familiar; it’s a time-honored tradition of inching the international community closer to the brink, one 'hesitant' step at a time. The media, of course, dutifully reports the debate, rarely pointing out that each 'escalation' is framed
as a reluctant response, not a proactive choice. How many 'red lines' must be drawn and then casually crossed before the game board flips?