There seems to be a deep-state/MSM/bien-pensant consensus for providing Zelenskyy's military with the means to drive Russian forces out of the Crimea and the eastern provinces of Ukraine -- or, failing that, to sustain a bloody stalemate for as long as possible, presumably with the intention of maximizing Russian casualties, seeing consequent additional Ukrainian casualties as an acceptable tradeoff. Either result would would have dire consequences for an autocrat with the world's largest nuclear arsenal at his disposal, who might well resort to desperate measures to avert them. Trump, on the other hand, has made it clear that he would twist Zelenskyy's arm to accept a negotiated truce, which would be a saner recourse.
Looking at it from afar, it seemed to me that US got good policies because conservatives voted for curbing immigration, but got low taxes and lean state instead. Progressives voted for redistribution but got same sex marriages instead. This was only possible because of packaging economic+social right vs. economic+social left in the two major parties. But such arrangement is not the case elsewhere, and maybe not even in US any more.
No wars under Trump, but I understand that the position is reasonable in 2016.
I was going to say that also. Trump was better on foreign policy than most of the U.S. presidents in the last 30 years.
And still is, IMO.
There seems to be a deep-state/MSM/bien-pensant consensus for providing Zelenskyy's military with the means to drive Russian forces out of the Crimea and the eastern provinces of Ukraine -- or, failing that, to sustain a bloody stalemate for as long as possible, presumably with the intention of maximizing Russian casualties, seeing consequent additional Ukrainian casualties as an acceptable tradeoff. Either result would would have dire consequences for an autocrat with the world's largest nuclear arsenal at his disposal, who might well resort to desperate measures to avert them. Trump, on the other hand, has made it clear that he would twist Zelenskyy's arm to accept a negotiated truce, which would be a saner recourse.
Looking at it from afar, it seemed to me that US got good policies because conservatives voted for curbing immigration, but got low taxes and lean state instead. Progressives voted for redistribution but got same sex marriages instead. This was only possible because of packaging economic+social right vs. economic+social left in the two major parties. But such arrangement is not the case elsewhere, and maybe not even in US any more.