re: #421 sagehen

all the excellent work GHWB did while the Soviet Union was collapsing, all the smooth formation of those new democracies, and reunification of Germany, the lack of any military response by USSR… was only smooth because GHWB was willing to step back and let everyone else have the spotlight and the credit.

Biden is in a similar situation now. It goes better if it’s not being pushed as LOOK WHAT AMERICA’S DOING. Let the US role be a subtle background thing; anybody who needs to know, they know.

I remember being told at an early age that there’s no end to what one can accomplish, if you don’t care who gets the credit. It’s better to be a kingmaker than a king.

Oh, good morning!