re: #389 Jay C

I mean, it’s a *good* thing that, in an international conflict/crisis, the POTUS isn’t (unlike his predecessor) out there trying to hog the spotlight, Make It All About Himself, and exploit the situation to attack his opponents; but OTOH, a little acknowledgment might not be too amiss.

all the excellent work GHWB did while the Soviet Union was collapsing, all the smooth formation of those new democracies, and reunification of Germany, the lack of any military response by USSR… was only smooth because GHWB was willing to step back and let everyone else have the spotlight and the credit.

Biden is in a similar situation now. It goes better if it’s not being pushed as LOOK WHAT AMERICA’S DOING. Let the US role be a subtle background thing; anybody who needs to know, they know.