P182
The US will abandon 'rules-based international order' in favor of 'concrete interests first' and 'warrior ethos' unrestricted warfare
What Jiang said
“concrete interest first means that we have to think about resources... Before it was about ideals. Now it's about interest. Before it was about globalism. Now it's about America first. Before it was about rules of engagement. Now it's about the warrior ethos... Screw rules of engagement. We should just fight wars to win wars. That means we kill as many people as we need.”
Analysis
The January 2026 National Defense Strategy explicitly rejects ideals, globalism, and rules of engagement in favor of fighting wars to win with 'warrior ethos' - killing as many people as necessary
Source lecture
Status history
- 2026-05-23 · Pending (glm)