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'''Mearsheimer:''' Exactly. And this gets back to his claim the other day that we won both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. When you hear those kind of comments, you say "What planet is this guy living on?" This just makes no sense at all.

'''Mearsheimer:''' Exactly. And this gets back to his claim the other day that we won both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. When you hear those kind of comments, you say "What planet is this guy living on?" This just makes no sense at all.

'''Judge Napolitano:''' How does this play in the [[Kremlin]], Professor Mearsheimer when he makes a statement like this?

'''Judge Napolitano:''' How does this play in the [[Kremlin]], Professor Mearsheimer, when he makes a statement like this?

'''Mearsheimer:''' Well, I think that it basically means that you don't know what Trump is really thinking because he changes his tune from day to day. So you really can't trust anything he says.  And furthermore, even if you get a deal, let's say we work out a deal. How much faith can you put in him to keep that deal and to not walk away from it

'''Mearsheimer:''' Well, I think that it basically means that you don't know what Trump is really thinking because he changes his tune from day to day. So you really can't trust anything he says.  And furthermore, even if you get a deal, let's say we work out a deal. How much faith can you put in him to keep that deal and to not walk away from it at some point? So this is a huge problem for us in terms of dealing with the [[Russian]]s. And, by the way, it's also a huge problem for us in terms of dealing with the [[Iranian]]s. You know, the Iranians remember very well that he walked away from the [[JCPOA]] which they thought was an agreement that was going to be kept by the [[United States]]. But Trump walked away. And if the Russians cut a deal with Trump, and they make concessions to Trump to get that deal, can they trust that he won't welch on the deal shortly thereafter? And the answer is, no. And this really gets in the way of negotiating a settlement.

at some point? So this is a huge problem for us in terms of dealing with the [[Russian]]s. And, by the way, it's also a huge problem for us in terms of dealing with the [[Iranian]]s. You know, the Iranians remember very well that he walked away from the [[JCPOA]] which they thought was an agreement that was going to be kept by the [[United States]]. But Trump walked away. And if the Russians cut a deal with Trump, and they make concessions to Trump to get that deal, can they trust that he won't welch on the deal shortly thereafter? And the answer is, no. And this really gets in the way of negotiating a settlement.

'''Judge Napolitano:'''  So in the past 10 days Trump has claimed that the United States was largely responsible for defeating [[Nazi Germany]] and not the Russians. He has claimed that Russia has lost over a million men in the Ukraine conflict, and he has dispatched [[General Kellogg]], yet again. And I'll play a clip from him just yesterday

'''Judge Napolitano:'''  So in the past 10 days Trump has claimed that the United States was largely responsible for defeating [[Nazi Germany]] and not the Russians. He has claimed that Russia has lost over a million men in the Ukraine conflict, and he has dispatched [[General Kellogg]], yet again. And I'll play a clip from him just yesterday to offer a [[peace]] plan that he knows is dead in the water. What does this tell the Kremlin?

to offer a [[peace]] plan that he knows is dead in the water. What does this tell the Kremlin?

'''Mearsheimer:''' Again, it tells the Kremlin that his policy is incoherent. That there's just, you know, no clear policy objective. And no strategy for achieving that objective. I mean, what else can the Kremlin conclude? I mean, the Kremlin has a vested interest in playing nice with Trump and not picking a fight with him, and pretending that they're still willing to work out a deal. But I would imagine that behind closed doors the Russians are thinking that we can't place much faith in Trump. And even if we get a deal, we can't place much faith in that deal. What we have to do is we have to position ourselves on the battlefield in ways that ensure our security once the shooting stops and you get a frozen conflict.}}

'''Mearsheimer:''' Again, it tells the Kremlin that his policy is incoherent. That there's just, you know, no clear policy objective. And no strategy for achieving that objective. I mean, what else can the Kremlin conclude? I mean, the Kremlin has a vested interest in playing nice with Trump and not picking a fight with him, and pretending that they're still willing to work out a deal. But I would imagine that behind closed doors the Russians are thinking that we can't place much faith in Trump. And even if we get a deal, we can't place much faith in that deal. What we have to do is we have to position ourselves on the battlefield in ways that ensure our security once the shooting stops and you get a frozen conflict.}}