Mike Pompeo’s global ‘democracy’ bender was pure sabotage
The outgoing secretary of state spent his final days planting booby traps and ensuring his own political future.
The outgoing secretary of state spent his final days planting booby traps and ensuring his own political future.
Quick action by President Biden to reverse this will go a long way to restoring an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect.
If Trump and Pompeo really want to de-escalate, that means not only backing off from more provocative and deadly kinetic acts; it also means backing off from the economic warfare that started the destructive cycle.