(Yesterday at 11:44 pm)Ivan Denisovich Wrote:(Yesterday at 3:53 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: The more I watch events unfold, the more it appears that Trump's decisions almost invariably will result in more harm than benefit to America, and redound to the benefit of our two major competitors. This latest claim about Ukrainian negotiations, if it pans out as announced, will not only invite more Russian aggression, but Chinese as well. It appears we've elected a leveraged actor.
No need to ascribe malice or treachery when short sighted idiocy is reason enough. Though I admit that I wouldn't be overly surprised if orange fascist would be some kind of foreign asset - it's not like he have anything resembling principles.
And sometimes malice or treachery is brought on by short-sighted idiocy. I think that's the case here.