CONSEQUENCES

Funny how things work out sometimes.

Churchill once said, regarding the appeasement policies of his political opponents, in so many words, “He had the choice of peace or war. He chose peace. He got war.”

b.o. has decided to reduce the size of the US nuclear arsenal; reduce the circumstances in which it may be used; and apparently to reduce the development of new nuclear weapons by the US.

There are doubtless other plans as well.

How odd, how sad.

The US position of mad, aka mutually assured destruction, has arguably saved the world from great-power direct confrontation since WW2.

By making nuclear war less likely, non-nuclear warfare becomes significantly more likely.

This is the case because most nations are not suicidal.

It is possible that some are.

But most are not and some of them are likely willing to risk a war they might lose but would in no way face obliteration.

b.o. is wedded to a complex of policies which fly in the face of evolved American history.

He apparently feels that contemporary American policies have resulted in a milieu which is untenable, undefendable, and inherently fatal to US wellbeing.

Traditional allies are degraded. Alliances are questioned. Policies are reversed.

We are watching the attempted unraveling of the intricate complexities of a hyper-power’s standing in the world.

Here and there b.o. succeeds.
Here and there he fails.

It is our hope at The Study that the American public which elected this person is paying attention.

The US is an exceptional nation.
It is exceptionally powerful.

It is not invulnerable.
It is not immortal.