The winnings, for the record: the UN, NATO, world trade in dollars, the petrodollar. All of it payment for showing up in 1941. Our new wargame deletes the showing up, puts Trump in Roosevelt's chair, and watches every one of those prizes go to somebody else.
And while Washington congratulates itself on the savings, the world has started signing. Canada and the EU signed a defence partnership in 2025. In February 2026, Canada walked into SAFE, Europe's 150 billion euro rearmament fund, as its first non-European member. Britain, Japan, South Korea, India and Australia have their own pacts with Brussels. Not one carries an American signature. Nobody asked for one.
The bill, when it lands, will be counted in trillions. Lost trade, lost dollar premium, lost contracts, lost talent. Hegemony has no notice period. It just leaves.
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