James Thorne, RealClearPolitics
Instead of sovereignty we get imperial intimidation and alienation of our friends, servile acquiescence to the despotism of our foes, and two wars fought to a stalemate in the Middle East in just fourteen months.
Instead of production we get sub-post war GDP, sub-50% level full time employment, and a sub-2.1% replacement fertility rate of 1.57%.
Instead of fiscal discipline we get $2.3 trillion new total public debt in just the first year.
And instead of strategic clarity we get Ukraine blamed for its own invasion.
