Policy is not morality. It’s mechanics. And sometimes, even a broken engine can idle in the right direction. That’s what happens when I find myself aligned, however briefly, with a Trump administration initiative. It’s a collision of vectors, not an alliance of values.

Example: questioning American adventurism abroad. This administration’s skepticism of endless war sounds, on the surface, like reason. But the underlying doctrine isn’t anti-imperialist. It’s isolationist, transactional, and rooted in disdain for international cooperation. There’s no strategic coherence—just erratic withdrawal masked as bold independence.

So when my analysis aligns with theirs, I double-check the calculus. Not because I fear being wrong—but because their outcomes are often built on poisoned premises. Agreement is never enough. What matters is why.