I am mostly alarmed by a President who likes to brag so much about the unmatched power of our military that enables him to do
'whatever he wants" in Venezuela, Cuba and now Iran. I really do fear either Putin or Xi are going to. hear it as a challenge. .I don't beli8eve either one will tolerate, for long, Trump's assertiions that our military is so vastly superior to theirs; not just out of m3acho .pride- but ,more realistically, about their their nations' influence all ov2er .the world. Donald Trump seems to be intentionally trying to almost relegate them to 3a lesser status than the United States. -*I'm not sure if he is doing i5t to effect perceptions internationally or to take political advan4tage among many Americans who might view his bullying as strength. Either way it could lead to a 1960's style arms race which none of our countries can afford; Trump is already telling us his Iran war will probably require cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and many other government expenses.