Ahh, “Coalition of the Willing” - a fantastic turn of phrase with zero recent historical baggage. Masterful rhetoric, sir. - ThreadSky

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raaleh.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Ahh, “Coalition of the Willing” - a fantastic turn of phrase with zero recent historical baggage. Masterful rhetoric, sir.

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richardrjensen.bsky.social•1 day ago

Merz might as well begin to talk of creating an axis.

zendarva.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not a UK citizen, but when I read that, the baggage looks *intentional*, like.. the point.

dogsdadbod.bsky.social•1 day ago

Even the nomenclature is stupid. What is a coalition other than one of the willing? Is there an alternative coalition of the unwilling, entire sovereign countries somehow conscripted into service against their wishes? How would that work?

monsata.bsky.social•1 day ago

[American foreign policy intensifies]

"Do it, or we'll bomb the shit out of you and/or send in the CIA to systematically kill everyone you ever loved" is typically how that's done.