Tom Nichols

Or does he pressure the weaker party, Ukraine, to concede more? That's going to be the moment of truth.

He just doesn't understand the values and principles at stake in this conflict. But I think he also doesn't want to look like a loser and an idiot. Yeah. And a lot of people have told him that if he lets Russia take over Ukraine, it's going to look worse than Biden in Afghanistan, which is true, objectively. So I hope that argument prevails. We'll see what happens.

He just doesn't understand the values and principles at stake in this conflict. But I think he also doesn't want to look like a loser and an idiot. Yeah. And a lot of people have told him that if he lets Russia take over Ukraine, it's going to look worse than Biden in Afghanistan, which is true, objectively. So I hope that argument prevails. We'll see what happens.

He just doesn't understand the values and principles at stake in this conflict. But I think he also doesn't want to look like a loser and an idiot. Yeah. And a lot of people have told him that if he lets Russia take over Ukraine, it's going to look worse than Biden in Afghanistan, which is true, objectively. So I hope that argument prevails. We'll see what happens.

Great. That's good.

Great. That's good.

Great. That's good.

Yeah, look, so this sucks. We are right now giving up America's greatest comparative advantage, which is that we stand for something in the world, that people follow us not just because we're big and powerful and rich, but because they think that we were willing to use our power for something larger than ourselves. That's a huge advantage that we've got over China.

Yeah, look, so this sucks. We are right now giving up America's greatest comparative advantage, which is that we stand for something in the world, that people follow us not just because we're big and powerful and rich, but because they think that we were willing to use our power for something larger than ourselves. That's a huge advantage that we've got over China.

Yeah, look, so this sucks. We are right now giving up America's greatest comparative advantage, which is that we stand for something in the world, that people follow us not just because we're big and powerful and rich, but because they think that we were willing to use our power for something larger than ourselves. That's a huge advantage that we've got over China.

And any adversary that may come along. So yeah, we're totally giving that up right now. But the demand for that kind of leadership is always going to be there. And a United States under responsible leadership, four years from now, eight years from now is still going to be the one country in the world capable of providing it.

And any adversary that may come along. So yeah, we're totally giving that up right now. But the demand for that kind of leadership is always going to be there. And a United States under responsible leadership, four years from now, eight years from now is still going to be the one country in the world capable of providing it.

And any adversary that may come along. So yeah, we're totally giving that up right now. But the demand for that kind of leadership is always going to be there. And a United States under responsible leadership, four years from now, eight years from now is still going to be the one country in the world capable of providing it.

You know, this is a lot worse than other examples of this that we've experienced in the past. But, you know, go back to the Bush administration, the combination of the Iraq war and Abu Ghraib and torture and waterboarding and all that stuff that I used to fight against back in those days. People were saying the same thing, that America's brand in the world was completely tarnished.

You know, this is a lot worse than other examples of this that we've experienced in the past. But, you know, go back to the Bush administration, the combination of the Iraq war and Abu Ghraib and torture and waterboarding and all that stuff that I used to fight against back in those days. People were saying the same thing, that America's brand in the world was completely tarnished.

You know, this is a lot worse than other examples of this that we've experienced in the past. But, you know, go back to the Bush administration, the combination of the Iraq war and Abu Ghraib and torture and waterboarding and all that stuff that I used to fight against back in those days. People were saying the same thing, that America's brand in the world was completely tarnished.

But even then, like I would go to places like Egypt and Egypt, Syria and all over the world. And people would scream at me about what's your president doing? You're losing your moral authority. And then the next question was, can we get a grant from USAID? And can you introduce me to somebody in Don Rumsfeld's office? Because we really need America's help.

But even then, like I would go to places like Egypt and Egypt, Syria and all over the world. And people would scream at me about what's your president doing? You're losing your moral authority. And then the next question was, can we get a grant from USAID? And can you introduce me to somebody in Don Rumsfeld's office? Because we really need America's help.

But even then, like I would go to places like Egypt and Egypt, Syria and all over the world. And people would scream at me about what's your president doing? You're losing your moral authority. And then the next question was, can we get a grant from USAID? And can you introduce me to somebody in Don Rumsfeld's office? Because we really need America's help.

Because we're the only provider of that thing that people all around the world desperately need. So, yeah, we get rid of Trump in four years. A lot of people are going to be angry at us. There'll be a lot of questions about whether we can be trusted for the long term. But we can absolutely rebuild the supply for what good people around the world will continue to demand.