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Small-Scale Question Sunday for October 19, 2025

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

Culture war topics are accepted, and proposals for a better intro post are appreciated.

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I think Trump would very much dislike having a loss on his record as president, and bounces back and forth on whether that means he needs to push negotiation at any cost, or that he needs to keep Ukraine from losing, or if he can just blame the whole thing on Biden and pretend the USA didn't lose.

It's pretty similar to the gyrations of Nixon and Kissinger during the Vietnam war and the Decent Interval combined with bombing Laos and Cambodia.