EDITOR—Geoanalyst Mark Sleboda finds it hard to believe that Trump can deliver on his ultrafast peace promises in Ukraine. Trump—and maybe his advisors, too— betraying a great deal of typical American imperialist arrogance and ignorance on this subject—are in for a rude awakening, he warns. As well, Trump’s promise that he won’t start any wars is liable to be affirmed or falsified by the Deep State surrounding all US presidents, representing the ruling class that actually controls America’s course. Brutally put, it is Trump’s intellectual laziness and massive ignorance about international affairs and history that makes him unable to play a more assertive role in domestic and foreign policy. Whether this is good or bad depends on the observer’s viewpoint.
