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Yes, I think he actually does, and it is genuinely very frightening. I trust Obama, but he now has to work with a completely insane Congress, so I don't know if that will constrain his diplomatic efforts at all. Or if US diplomatic efforts even matter, in this context.


Thanks for the heads-up! :)
And да, I do wish we could have found a better accommodation with Putin.


Alas, Jimmy, that does seem to be the unifying theme (the "theory of everything") in the realm of world events. It is just empirically the case that "nobody can do anything." It feels akin to watching a thousand impending train wrecks at once, with no access to the switching circuitry control room.

Any member of the permanent Security Council can veto any action, Krishna.


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