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S8 Ep1190: Gaius and Germanicus: Gaius invokes the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, highlighting how the Kennedy brothers used caution and trusted
Gaius and Germanicus: Gaius invokes the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, highlighting how the Kennedy brothers used caution and trusted advisors to avoid nuclear war. He asks how a modern crisis can be resolved when the "emperor's" word is no longer trusted. Germanicus responds that while the 1960s were characterized by caution, the post-Cold WarU.S. became "vain glorious," viewing itself as "gods of war." He paradoxically argues that Trump's "magnificent immobility" and incompetence may be the only thing preventing a catastrophic military overreaction in the Middle East. By doing nothing…
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