Politics is not a game of Texas Hold'em. Russia lacks our bankroll but they do have balls in spades. A pair of balls willing do what we are unwilling to do in this case. Here are two aces—presently unused—that could avoid war.
Mr. President, we need you to win. Continuing our way of life requires success. When you hit the mat, we hit the mat. We rise and fall together. We don’t know that it is like to be Number Two, and we don’t want to find out.
