This idiot thinks the US can choose what to decouple and what not to decouple. He just doesn't learn the lesson from the Russian sanctions and the repercussion such as the weakening of the dollar hegemony.
The man is an ideologue that's undeniable fact. But an idiot he's not.
Lifted from Wikipedia:
Gallagher earned his B.A. in 2006 from the at Princeton University. With a growing interest in global security, he changed his major from Spanish to Arabic.
Gallagher completed a 117-page long senior thesis, "New Approaches to Asymmetric Threats in the Middle East: From Fighting to Winning", under the supervision of
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At this time he completed a summer internship abroad with the
in
, working on a strategic study of terrorist groups such as
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Having served on his first tour of duty in Iraq with the
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Gallagher began a MSSI (Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence) at , graduating in 2010.
Gallagher completed a second M.A, in security studies, in 2012 and a third, in government, in 2013, both from . He then began doctoral studies, writing a dissertation on the administrations of and and the Cold War, receiving his Ph.D. in government and international relations in 2015.
The man has higher ambitions and I think he's more or less trying to position himself for higher political office down the road i.e. the Presidency. The man is only 39 years old, a war veteran who served his country ably in the illegal war of Iraq. Has a beautiful telegenic wife (actress) which is an asset in today's Republican party since they're going all out against the Democrats insane tack in embracing 100 genders and trans culture nonsense. So the man is possibly trying in positioning himself to become the Repub version of Jack Kennedy if his political calculations ( allegiance to Donald Trump) and machinations pan out then who knows.