(08-24-2024, 09:02 PM)mikesez Wrote: I did not claim to understand America's interest better than the average American.  I said the KGB and CIA understand our national interest better that the average American.

"National interest" is really a matter of personal opinion and is largely dependent on an individual's perspective.  Crime, inflation, housing, border security, economy, drug addiction, climate change, fair elections........take your pick.  Ask 10 people at random what the single most important issue is, and you may hear ten different answers.

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