Conversation with Wilmer Leon on Ukraine, Musk, Trump, et. al.

My energetic conversation with Dr. Wilmer Leon yesterday, February 25th, on his Connecting the Dots podcast. We cover Trump’s turn on Ukraine, the Musk/Doge assault, Trump's inconsistency and incoherence on Gaza and everything else, the Republicans' problems with their new working-class base that doesn't want social cuts, et. al.

His blurb:

What happens when wars don’t end, and leaders no longer even pretend they want peace? Right now, the world is being reshaped in ways most people don’t even realize. In Gaza, the ceasefire agreement is on the verge of collapse—and not because both sides refuse to negotiate, but because one side refuses to stop the violence. Hamas is accusing Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of stalling talks and sabotaging the process, all while Israeli forces continue their assaults. The question is: Does Netanyahu even want peace, or is this war too valuable to end?

To break it all down, we’re joined by Jim Kavanagh, a political analyst and writer known for his deep critiques of U.S. foreign policy, power structures, and the hidden forces shaping global conflict. He doesn’t just report the news—he connects the dots to show what’s really happening and why it matters.

And then there’s Donald Trump, back in the White House and rewriting the rules of global power. According to The Washington Post, Trump is throwing out a century of diplomacy and taking the world back to a time when empires ruled by brute force. A time when the biggest armies took what they wanted, weaker nations paid tribute, and power belonged to those willing to use it. But is this really a return to the past, or is it just an excuse to justify America’s next moves?

The media tells us what to believe, but who’s really benefiting from the endless wars, the shifting alliances, and the destruction of international norms? More importantly, what does this mean for everyday people? If war becomes the default, if might makes right, and if leaders like Netanyahu and Trump are free to rewrite the rules, what happens when you’re the one caught in the middle?

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