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[YOhio]

He campaigned specifically on no more foreign intervention. Whether US forces were working in cooperation with Ecuador government or not is irrelevant.

What the heck? Are you really telling me that a politician campaigned on one platform and then changed positions once in office? That can't be right.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Agreed. As does mine. Let's not mischaractarize what he is doing. There is plenty to be critical of.

He campaigned specifically on no more foreign intervention. Whether US forces were working in cooperation with Ecuador government or not is irrelevant.

[Maximus]

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[Bo Diddley]

The point still stands.

Agreed. As does mine. Let's not mischaractarize what he is doing. There is plenty to be critical of.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Just to be clear, that's a joint operation in Ecuador with Ecuador forces. I wouldn't characterize that as attacking Ecuador.

The point still stands.

[frank ryan]

Missed that one. I guess MAGA is unaware about having multiple military interventions going on at the same time can be problematic

EDIT: at least this one was done in coordination with Ecuador

[frank ryan]

Oh, by the way, we attacked Ecuador yesterday. In the 13 months or so since the "No More Foreign Wars - America First" guy was elected, Trump has attacked 8 different countries. Neocon Don.

Missed that one. I guess MAGA is unaware about having multiple military interventions going on at the same time can be problematic

[Bo Diddley]

Oh, by the way, we attacked Ecuador yesterday. In the 13 months or so since the "No More Foreign Wars - America First" guy was elected, Trump has attacked 8 different countries. Neocon Don.

Just to be clear, that's a joint operation in Ecuador with Ecuador forces. I wouldn't characterize that as attacking Ecuador.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Oh, by the way, we attacked Ecuador yesterday. In the 13 months or so since the "No More Foreign Wars - America First" guy was elected, Trump has attacked 8 different countries. Neocon Don.

[YOhio]

I am not seeing the complexity. What am I missing?

FTR: I don't give a shit if the DoW stops using Claude. I wish it would work out because Claude is far superior to the other alternatives, especially Grok. What does bother me immensely is the subsequent designation of Anthropic as a "Supply Chain Risk", something we have heretofore only used on chinese companies, etc. That is petty and absurd and detrimental to the USA's current advantage in AI tech.

I agree with your point about supply chain risk designation. Dumb. I think the complexity is with the actual contract dispute regarding Anthropic's restrictions on autonomous weapons and surveillance and the DoW's request for "any lawful purpose".

[Jeff Lebowski]

Interesting take on this issue on the Statechery blog. The issue a lot more complex than at first glance.

I am not seeing the complexity. What am I missing?

FTR: I don't give a shit if the DoW stops using Claude. I wish it would work out because Claude is far superior to the other alternatives, especially Grok. What does bother me immensely is the subsequent designation of Anthropic as a "Supply Chain Risk", something we have heretofore only used on chinese companies, etc. That is petty and absurd and detrimental to the USA's current advantage in AI tech.

[YOhio]

Stupid freaking Donald Trump. I hate that guy so much.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...smid=url-share

https://www.anthropic.com/news/state...-secretary-war

Interesting take on this issue on the Statechery blog. The issue a lot more complex than at first glance.

[frank ryan]

Stupid freaking Donald Trump. I hate that guy so much.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...smid=url-share

https://www.anthropic.com/news/state...-secretary-war

This administration is stupid and evil.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Stupid freaking Donald Trump. I hate that guy so much.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...smid=url-share

https://www.anthropic.com/news/state...-secretary-war

[LVAllen]

SCOTUS would shut that down. No way that happens...

My reaction is somewhat different.

If it's blatantly illegal, the President shouldn't do it, shouldn't pretend it's legal, and should be removed if he persists.

That's the guardrail in government. Not SCOTUS rendering a decision months after the elections have been conducted under irretrievably tainted conditions.