We could have sensible policies if that's their goal, we are too reliant on our primary adversary for far too many things, but there could have been a controlled separation of economies instead of this slit our own wrists and see what happens policy from the Big Brains who brought us Project 2025. I swear I used to not think that Putin had kompramat on Trump, but every day that theory seems more and more solid rather than whack conspiracy theory.