Donald Trump thoroughly enjoys playing the role of the world’s most powerful sentient being. Since returning to office, he has been busily dividing it into spheres of influence. Naturally enough, he began by assuming that the Western Hemisphere belongs to him, that China could get a large chunk of East Asia, and Vladimir Putin’s Russia could have her near abroad, which as well as Ukraine might even include much of Europe. However, as time went by he seemed to take a slightly more nuanced approach. After all, it would not be in his interest to let either Xi Jinping or Vladimir Putin get their greedy hands on too much real estate. Trump also feels obliged to keep reminding them and everybody else that he is the top dog.
No doubt both autocrats were suitably impressed by the feat performed by the men of the US Special Forces under Trump’s command who grabbed Venezuela’s unlovable dictator Nicolás Maduro – a key ally of China, Russia and Iran – from the fortified comple
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