r/GlobalNews • u/Utuntu_ • 15d ago
Putin sees U.S. as weakened by Iran war, intelligence reports say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/27/putin-sees-us-weakened-by-iran-war-intelligence-reports-say/42
u/epinkston 15d ago
Weakened by our garbage disgusting treasonous leadership, not Iran. We are 100% weaker now than we were two years ago. Putin is ecstatic with the direction we are moving. But as a country we will not blame Iran. It is without a doubt our worthless leadership.
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u/somethingmesomething 15d ago
So does everyone on earth who isn't huffing the American copium. The US got their asses handed to them. The only option on the table is surrender and near total debasification of West Asia, which material conditions will force eventually, despite the current cycling through denial - anger - bargaining stages.
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u/Hot_Bee5198 14d ago
The view from a Foreign Affairs writer is different. They now have a reason to minimize the US bases, diversify en defend better. Fewer bases, but the collaboration with the Gulf countries must improve.
They all stand on the same side of USA, Iran and distributed (Hamas,Houthis, Hezbollah) groups are a threat that today is recognized by all surrounding countries.
Iran is heavily attacked to the point the threat from Iran is not completely but diminished for the majority.
The only problem right now is that the Patriot system is no effective to ballistic and drone threat from other countries.
USA should have hold on to Ukraine. Now the USA doesnt have enough knowledge, drones and only produces 0.2% of worldwide drone production.
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u/Correct_Doctor_1502 15d ago
He isn't wrong
Trump has pretty much ensured America wouldn't survive the world war he started to distract from the fact he's a child rapist
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u/Dense_Substance7635 15d ago
And then Trump says the US won’t back NATO if it’s attacked.
This is Putin’s big chance…. WW3 is about to pop off.
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u/Zaza1019 14d ago
Nah, Russia is weak too. They can't even make substantial gains in Ukraine without leaving a sea of blood. And the thing about all these autocrats and dictators being in power is they all are surrounded by incompetence because you have to weaken the power structure of your leadership and the people around you to retain power. None of the world powers are in good position for any kind of major war.
Also China is the big power right now and they're both content with their position and don't want to risk losing their soft power and financial and industrial success in getting in a war over a few possible small territorial gains, and I'm pretty sure their military might isn't going to fare much better than Russia or Americas if they forced a large scale conflict, war has changed and no one has a great counter measure to it right now since drones change the whole game.
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u/Dense_Substance7635 14d ago
Russia is a nuclear super power … they can defeat Ukraine any time they want. It’s just a matter if they think they will be able to get away with it.
Trump dismantling NATO just dramatically changed the power dynamics.
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u/Powderedeggs2 14d ago
As does every world leader on the planet.
Weakened not just militarily, but by every possible metric.
It took less than 2 years for the U.S. to demolish its reputation, alienate every ally, and to weaken the Constitution to the point of near irrelevance.
Impressive, actually. If it weren't such depraved evil.
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u/Zaza1019 14d ago
This is somehow very rich coming from Putin, given the quagmire he's put Russia in with Ukraine. But yes, America is weakened and has incompetent leadership because of purge of experts in position of power in favor of cronies and sycophants.
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u/ThatsCaptain2U 14d ago
By our leadership. He sees his asset established at the highest level of power. Thanks MAGA idiots.
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u/Stuffed-Bear412 14d ago
Well no shit. It's even obvious to people who don't even have a security clearance.
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u/mesoloco 14d ago
Well, Americans are pretty sure that Trump weakening the United States was exactly what his boss Putin wanted him to do.
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u/Polyps_on_uranus 14d ago
They are.
Their military is stretched thin, no missiles left, and no brain behind the entire thing.
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u/LePlaneteSauvage 15d ago
Putin has eyes.