Negotiations in the Hobbesian sense

Here’s what JD Vance is pretending to believe on the month of the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima:

JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."

[image or embed]— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) Aug 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM

The best reading is that this is a Kinsley gaffe. Unconditional surrender by Ukraine is the outcome Trump, Vamce, and their fellow travelers at the Quincy Institute want.