Italy Gives Trump the Cold Shoulder || Peter Zeihan

TL;DR

Italy's Giorgia Meloni broke from Trump's alliance after he attacked the Pope and blasphemously compared himself to Jesus, ending Italian military and logistical support.

Key Points

• 1.Trump excluded all allies from the Iran war planning, a historic first. No allied nation — including the UK — was consulted on any aspect of the operation, yet Trump publicly blamed them for being 'useless and powerless' when support was needed a month in.
• 2.Trump's religious imagery and attacks on the Pope shattered Italy's political alignment. PM Giorgia Meloni, a right-wing Trump ally, broke decisively after Trump posted blasphemous content claiming divine status — causing Italy to go 'dead silent' on Iran and halt weapons and logistics to Israel.
• 3.Italy, Spain, France, and the UK are now all withholding military cooperation from the US. These nations are blocking American use of their equipment and bases for logistics, citing the lack of consultation, economic harm, and moral objections to Trump's conduct.
• 4.If Germany follows suit, the US loses its entire ability to project power into the Middle East. Even nuclear-powered carriers need logistical replenishment from non-nuclear escort ships, meaning the collapse of European basing support has already triggered a rapid decline in US out-of-hemisphere military capability.