*''[[The American Conservative]]'': [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-trillion-dollar-illusion/ The Trillion-Dollar Illusion]. ''We spend all that [[money]] and are still unable to defend our [[Persian Gulf]] bases.''
*[[Dr. Rob Campbell]]: [https://robcampbell.substack.com/p/ukraine-and-world-affairs-weekly-2fd Ukraine and World Affairs: Weekly Update].
*[[Big Serge]]: [https://bigserge.substack.com/p/the-insurgent-empire The Insurgent Empire].
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