disparaging of america is very dangerous. number two, biden's top military officials are manifestly incompetent as they proved in afghanistan, and what's worse is putin knows this as well and he cares that they care more about being woke than about winning battles. so of course, he doesn't take us seriously as a military power. and finally, biden has repeatedly signaled that he's desperate to please folks in the western europe arena, especially germany. and since germany is relying on russia to stay warm in the winter, he knows he can get away with pretty much anything. now, we know that biden and his team are lying. they don't think democracy is really in peril. they aren't planning to move or sell their stock portfolios. they still vacation in places like florida every chance they get and they don't believe america is on the verge of a civil war or fascism. they just say these things for