> On the security side, as the U.S. shores up vulnerabilities in Venezuela and Iran and decapitates China-aligned drug cartels in Mexico, it has done so while r

> On the security side, as the U.S. shores up vulnerabilities in Venezuela and Iran and decapitates China-aligned drug cartels in Mexico, it has done so while reestablishing a credible military deterrence, making clear to China and the whole world that U.S. military tech remains vastly superior, American security partnerships are valuable, and Trump is far more risk tolerant than his predecessors. I always wonder if people who write stuff like this actually believe what they write. Trump has destabilized the world order that has been the foundation of America's economic and military dominance. To call what is happening "shoring up vulnerabilities" is insane.