27 March 2020

Historic

On Wednesday, Foreign Policy magazine published an article (link here) that was unsparing in it condemnation of Donald Trump's ineptitude in handling the coronavirus pandemic. The title is "The Coronavirus Is the Worst Intelligence Failure in U.S. History" and the secondary title is "It’s more glaring than Pearl Harbor and 9/11—and it’s all the fault of Donald Trump’s leadership."

An excerpt:

"The White House detachment and nonchalance during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak will be among the most costly decisions of any modern presidency. These officials were presented with a clear progression of warnings and crucial decision points far enough in advance that the country could have been far better prepared. But the way that they squandered the gifts of foresight and time should never be forgotten, nor should the reason they were squandered: Trump was initially wrong, so his inner circle promoted that wrongness rhetorically and with inadequate policies for far too long, and even today. Americans will now pay the price for decades."

Read the piece and share. It's not long and should not be missed.

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