Geez, I can't even... I don't even....

[conuly]

Honestly, my worst thoughts about what was going to happen in that meeting of the generals were both so much more terrible and so much less terrible than what actually went on.

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Comments

[redbird]

One interesting and possibly encouraging thought, from cattitude: because all the generals and admirals were in the same place for a couple of days, they may have taken the opportunity for some off-the-record networking and planning, conversations that wouldn't be over email, any sort of text app, or a possibly-recorded telephone line. Even if they didn't have say anything that would be a problem if overheard, casual conversations about sports or someone's grandchildren can build trust. That may not matter, but I doubt Trump or Hegseth thought of that when they set this up.

[dewline]

Good point.

Let's not draw too much attention to that yet.