Originally Posted by
recceguy
Excellent summary, I'm with you !!
And BTW, now that the old crazy grandmother on pills is not going to lead in Washington - remember she called President Putin a "nazi" - maybe some constructive talks are going to take place instead of pure confrontation ?
That remains to be seen. It will be interesting to see who Trump selects for his FP and military advisors, who is in the National Security Council, and who will be willing to work for him. That will inform how much American activity all over the globe will increase, decrease, or remain about the same, and particularly in the Eastern Med/Mid East. I am not convinced that Trump will want to increase defense spending. I suspect he's more along the lines of Ike's PoV that the strength of America is its economy, from which all other strength can be derived.