davidrothkopf

F. Because the average American citizen spends precious little time thinking about global affairs, we don't teach it very well in the schools--we don't even really teach things like geography or civics any more. And too many people get their information from websites and cable networks that cater to one political view...people hear like-minded voices and don't get enough of a range of views.

Frankly, I think having a master's degree is a job requirement for top level jobs in foreign policy. That said, I'm a graduate school drop out myself. So you have to take all my views on the subject with a grain of salt.

Hey. Keep my age out of this.

The US should provide lethal aid (for defense) to Ukraine because clearly the steps taken thus far (and sanctions) have done little to make the cost of invasion too high for the Russians. We should also, while we're at it, provide the non-lethal aid that we have promised but failed to deliver.

On Iran, a deal is likely between the US and Iranian government. Whether it actually constrains the Iranians from developing nuclear weapons in the long run is another issue--but it is certainly a goal worth trying to achieve. That said, Iran has caused a lot of problems for three decades without having any nuclear weapons and the deal will not do much to address that aspect of its foreign policy.