Are you saying that the last few administrations had people skilled in statecraft? Were they successful? Are we as a nation, or the world, better off? Looks like you have bought into the idea that only a politician who has lived in a theory bubble all his life can get anything done.
Yes, I’m saying I would prefer Bush’s team to a 35 year old New York real estate executive having an outsized influence on POTUS on foreign policy. I’ve seen reports Little Jared is giving advice on who the Sec. of State should be. POTUS has flippantly suggest he will be his middle east envoy. Jared Kushner is way out of his “league” and has no business near those type decisions.
Are you saying we are better off in Asia after the kenyan’s disengagement? You don’t think the Russians won’t do the same and take as much rope as we give them?
Bush’s crowd was nothing to get excited about. They continued the long slide that we now need to recover from.
I am thrilled that Trump’s cabinet contains successful business people who have accomplished deals on the International stage and have working relationships with world leaders, such as Tillersen.
Russia is a world power, so is America. Many of our aims are common, some antithetical. A mutually beneficial alliance is something both countries should be striving towards, dialing down the rhetoric that has been pushed during election season and working towards mutual respect.
A Russian alliance would be HUGE. Both countries will need to have their eyes open but there is more to gain from cooperation. As our countries forge bonds of mutually beneficial trade, strategy etc there will be a higher economic cost for fracturing those bonds and chances of hostilities become increasingly unlikely. There will always be spying and maneuvering on both sides but set against a backdrop of common aims and respect.
What happened to you? You were one of the biggest Trump supporters on this forum.
“I’ve seen reports Little Jared is giving advice on who the Sec. of State should be.”
And who is not giving advice on who the Secretary of State should be?
Bush’s team got us involved in the Middle East wars. Are we better off?
“Are you saying we are better off in Asia after the kenyan’s disengagement?”
Are you asking me are we better off having the kenyan in office? If so, you are insane. The kenyan agrees with you, by the way, in the type people he appoints.