No disagreements. The only thing I’d add is that you left out how Trump’s actions bequeath an awful lot of hypocritical power. https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/24/why-china-will-be-able-to-sell-itself-as-the-last-liberal-great-power/?utm_term=.9bdae16b0364 …https://twitter.com/ngrossman81/status/1016679022431035392 …
Hypocritical power is a great turn of phrase. And, like you, I didn't expect America to forfeit so much of it voluntarily.