Advice for the Biden Administration

 In grad school my area of concentration was International Relations.  I had a month’s internship at the U.N. and a summer internship at the State Department.  I feel well qualified to give advice.  It’s needed.

First, I understand that the largest threat to U.S. security, other than global warming, is China.  Not international terrorism, not Russia, not wanna-be dictators like Bolsonaro, not Haitian refugees under a bridge, but China.  

I also understand that we will be in another period like that of the Cold War, where both the U.S. and China will do their best to avoid a nuclear war but will engage in a cat and mouse arms race.  Finally, I understand that U.S. submarines are able to do a better job at hovering off the Chinese coast than French subs can.

Nonetheless, France is a U.S. ally.  It has not always done everything the U.S. wanted, but the obverse is also true.  You don’t cost a good friend a $60 billion deal without some consultation.  You don’t go behind an ally’s back.  It’s a rule you learn in grade school–don’t crap on your friends.