As the war lengthens, the chance that it will be exploited for a coup attempt increases.

Trump wants to increase the defense budget by nearly 50% without any review of what the money is for; this is strategic nonsense, and has to be understood as a payoff for the men who, as he imagines, will help him install a dictatorship. Hegseth is meanwhile purging the highest officer ranks of people of principle.

~ Timothy Snyder
https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/the-next-coup-attempt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2rqgi