How can our Western leaders be so incompetent and ignorant? Don’t we elect the best that are available to our highest offices? From 1990 to today we had numerous chances to accept Russia into the echelons of Western international power, to make them an ally rather than an enemy or adversary. Why didn’t we?
Your question is most relevant. There are many layers to the answer but I would like to suggest that there’s one central element : HUBRIS aka Blind Exceptionalism.
How can our Western leaders be so incompetent and ignorant? Don’t we elect the best that are available to our highest offices? From 1990 to today we had numerous chances to accept Russia into the echelons of Western international power, to make them an ally rather than an enemy or adversary. Why didn’t we?
Archie1954,
Your question is most relevant. There are many layers to the answer but I would like to suggest that there’s one central element : HUBRIS aka Blind Exceptionalism.
Kwan