Those integrations are needed in the long term because only through interdependence can you have peace. You need peace because the consequence of war post WW2 are too high.

The problem with the right wing authoritarian types, regardless of regime is that their thirst for power is harmful to all stakeholders. The tragedy of the Iraq War wasn’t Iraq — it was kicking off decades of inevitably escalating conflict. And doing so for nothing.

We, as in citizens of the world, need strong trade ties with China, Europe, the United States and the developing world. I don’t want my sons getting killed by some PRC drone, nor do I want them killing people in service of the dreams of fat old men.

Europe butchered two generations a century ago. Their model makes sense, and can integrate with the world.