say goodnight, Harry!
Otto von Bismarck famously said: “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best.” The same is true of foreign policy, and Biden, with his decades of experience in both domestic and international politics, has a much surer sense of what is realistically achievable than did his predecessor, Donald Trump, who attained his first government office when he was elected president in 2016. Biden recognizes — as Trump did not — that it is easier, and often more productive, to strike deals with friends rather than with enemies.
This is how a true President of the United States acts: Such a summit would have been unthinkable only two years ago. The primary acclaim must go to the courageous leader of South Korea and the pragmatic leader of Japan for moving beyond historical grievances. But the Biden administration also deserves considerable credit for enabling this rapprochement. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/17/biden-south-korea-japan-summit-china/
