Trump tells the WSJ it’s no big deal when Iran shoots down a US Apache. I’m sure US service personnel will feel all warm and fuzzy hearing this.
The US is performing shoddily militarily and dishonestly politically.
It’s shocking.
So, an Iranian drone brought down an expensive and advanced American Apache, and the Trump and Hegseth are dragging their feet in learning from the Ukrainians about drone warfare.
The President and Secdef seem more than happy to endanger American lives.
The desperate desire of Americans to protect their military is keeping them from admitting that what it is a force in decline--performing poorly, with high losses and little to show for it.
The US military is being weakened in front of our eyes by corruption and incompetence.
Here is @johnsipher.bsky.social methodically laying out why not only Bill Pulte is a dangerous choice to succeed Tulsi Gabbard, but really why the whole US IC is in extreme peril. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/o...
Hi All, Just did a Subtack Live with Vlad Urubkov from Come Back Alive. Vlad gave a detailed and fascinating description of the Ukrainian mid-range strike campaign against Russian military logistics. It was better explained than I have seen anywhere else. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Just sent out my free midweek update. If you thought things were shocking for US weakness on Monday, the last two days were worse. We are faced with one question--How Low Can The US Go?
This applies both to Trump and the US military. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...