Time for another crackpot 'shower thoughts' conspiracy theory by yours truly.
Some time back I was convinced that Putin was smart enough to realize the inevitable death toll of attempting a conventional invasion of Ukraine, and that not only was he okay with it, but it was likely part of his motivation. What better way to get rid of a surplus of idle, likely gang-affiliated young restless men, then to send them off to war. Great way to consolidate property, deal with 'problem elements' in society. Those shrewd enough to survive will likely only do so by being loyal enough to their command that they get safer deployments than those who are more insubordinate.
Now Tyranno-sore-ass Wreck wants to do the same. Deporting 10% of the citizens least likely to be fawningly loyal to his flagrant abuse of power. Marching the next 10% off to die taking over Canada, Greenland.
All the while economically withdrawing the U.S. from the rest of the world. Which, once the financial separation is complete enough, he'll be free to open hostilities and expand southwards all the way to Panama and likely beyond, with no sanctions or embargos from anywhere else to deter the U.S. from doing so.
Likewise, eliminating any financial motive to come to Europe's aid as Putin starts using the threat of cutting off fuel in the winter or glassing them with nukes. The U.S. won't care because we've already alienated them and, with MAGA-spin, will likely blame the EU for our economic hardship, so half the voters will be on board with letting the EU get fucked by Putin.
I've no doubt that highly compensated sociopathic 'analysts' at the Heritage Foundation have already mapped out this game plan, and, having learned from their failure to seize the spoils of war during Desert Storm, they're now out to make sure that the international community no longer has any teeth or leverage with which to stop our abuse of power and menacing use of our military.
The mistake they'll make, like Rome is that now that we've abdicated our position as an economic super power on this planet, we won't be able to keep funding our military strength. Which is fueling the scramble to cut as many services and programs as possible across all levels of the federal government. "Justice For All" is an expense that this country isn't willing to pay for anymore. I expect the appeals process is going to grind to a standstill. Anything the administration wants will pass through but without pressure from the administration all other appeals will just pile up, ignored.
The oligarchs want to thin the herd, starting with those least useful to them first, and they'll roll over anyone that gets in their way.
