(May 28, 2016 at 6:29 am)Cato Wrote: Let's face it. The man was given a Nobel Peace Prize for having done nothing only to escalate drone killings and ensuring that at least a small portion of our military was constantly engaged somewhere. I'm not sure why this translates into trust and respect in many international circles.
He didn't deserve the price then and he doesn't deserve it for his record. The difference to a possible Trump presidency however is rather obvious, at least on the outside. On the one hand a cool headed intellectual, on the other hand a hotheaded primitive, spewing out whatever strikes his fancy, contradicting himself in every second sentence and outright lying over past affiliations and previous statements.
In short, a calculable risk vs a lose cannon. Same goes for Hillary vs Trump. She's certainly not everybody's dream, but calculable.