[Logical me]

A real leader for America must be able to talk to heads of state such as Putin or China. And a true leader must be liked by Russia and/or China. Otherwise those that dispute this are those that would rather have two nations that have the total ability to destroy America in one push of the button. Respect for these leaders and to understand the respect they have for Trump is critical.

That is why Trump for President.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Not to mention, the one dimensional friend/enemy continuums can miss a lot of important details. FDR might not have thought all that grandly of Stalin, but was willing to coordinate with him on war affairs when the alternative was to let the Nazis drag everybody to hell.

Issues (properly prioritized) should be the most important thing and earthly alliances should be secondary to issues. We used to understand that. To regress to a kindergarten mentality is to forget everything that makes humanity, humanity and not mindless troups of fighting animals.

If Vladimir Putin were to approach a President Trump with a proposal for a mutual-interest pincer play on ISIS, should Trump automatically refuse? Even as Reagan would say towards the aging USSR, trust but verify.

[cynwoody]

And a true leader must be liked by Russia and/or China.

An American president must command the respect of Russia and China.

If Russia and/or China also like the American president, that is good. But first must come respect!

A competent American president will also respect China and Russia, within rational limits. It goes both ways.

The optimum outcome? America, China, Russia on top. Islam crushed! The future must belong to those who call out the Prophet of Islam!

It's the art of the deal.