This seems quite reasonable on the surface but it neglects the evidence of sheer incompetence from the first Trump term. There's no 5d chess here. There's no

This seems quite reasonable on the surface but it neglects the evidence of sheer incompetence from the first Trump term. There's no 5d chess here. There's no scenario where ceding Poland and Ukraine to Russian authoritarians leads to a more free world and a victory over Chinese aithoritarianism. There's just rampant and opportunitistic corruption. The US is being carved up from the inside and nothing about this process will help the impending conflict against China. The sooner we all recognize this like the Europeans seem to be doing is the sooner we can coordinate to destroy authoritarians wherever they may call home.