Originally Posted by
Big Pistons Forever
With respect to US policy it seems we have lurched from one extreme to the other. Bidden got into the classic paralysis by analysis doom loop while Trump's knee jerk reactions invite unintended consequences. A fundamental realignment of the Middle East power structure is inevitable, what it will look like has several possibilities, most of them bad. Interesting times indeed...
Yeah, being careful not create a nuclear catastrophe in the name of solving a diplomatic quandary seems sooooo old-fashioned.