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Modern Leaders Don't Go Down With the Ship

from The Life Coach | The Tim Dillon Show #309 · #309

2 min

Tim compares Zelenskyy's media pivot to George W. Bush's turkey photo-op in Iraq, arguing modern leaders never actually risk their lives, just stage photo ops.

In this bit4 moments
  • Tim recalls George W. Bush's Thanksgiving turkey visit to Iraq troops, describing it as a modern leader's photo op before sending soldiers to their deaths.
  • Modern leaders no longer go down with the ship — they visit battlefields in staged appearances while troops stay on the frontlines.
  • Nobody cares about the Ukraine war anymore, but it's still happening.
  • The Russians are willing to stay in Ukraine for a century, making any short-term strategic calculations irrelevant.
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George W. BushVolodymyr ZelenskyyUkraine

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