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Well, the war in Donbas continued under Trump’s last shift, while the Middle East was hardly stable. The Abraham Accords were birthed by Trump and they were one of the factors which ultimately drove events last year - hard to ignore the fundamental problems in the region, which are unresolved territorial issues.

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while I agree that history will treat Biden poorly, and rightly so, it is almost as though you forgot that during Trump's first term, there were no Russian incursions, no Middle East wars and generally less fighting globally than in many years.

Sitting in your chair in London, I might suggest your understanding of what President Trump will do when it comes to foreign policy is lacking both the American perspective and underestimating his ability to achieve things nobody believes possible. simply consider the fact he won re-election.

nobody knows how things will play out, but the one thing about which I am confident is that having President Trump rather than a President Harris will be far better for the world at large from a security perspective. She is the very definition of an empty vessel with no ideas and no abilities, and that is not someone who will make effective decisions, especially in a crunch.

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This might all be hindsight bias.

If you had written this prior to the election result, it would have carried more weight.

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Ukraine could have won this war. Had Biden acted decisively Harris would have won this election.

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