The other DrC and I were reflecting about our reactions to the Trump/Zelensky dust-up. Neither of us are comfortable with Trump saying he sees equivalence between the two sides in the Russia vs. Ukraine war. We certainly don’t.
We independently have concluded we hope Trump is playing 3-D chess, while others are playing checkers. That he has a grand plan and is working a sophisticated bargaining scheme.
The alternative is ugly and we hope unfolding events will prove supportive of the clever bargaining hypothesis. Getting the warring parties to the table is the first step. For a deal to be successful both parties need to end up feeling somewhat okay with the outcome. This sometimes requires people to say things they don’t entirely believe.
