He owns us now

I don't see any evidence that Trump is capable of fixing anything.

by this con artist???

... rather than megalomania?

-- Mal

but you do have a point

Not on of them - losers and con men

Most voters don't understand or accept that WE have limited control over what happens elsewhere in the world.

Our capacity to break things is much greater than our capacity to fix things.

We have options, none of them good. Enlightened and far sighted leadership is what we need.

Donald Trump is the antithesis of that.

over what happens in the rest of the world, you should look at the data on the US's influence on the world.

Additionally there is one good option - admit neo-liberal capitalism is a failure based on empirical evidence. impose severe penalties and prison sentences for the looters and tax the fugging rich.

Right you are, regarding the pervasive influence of the US government in furthering the capital interests of the fugging rich. Coups and financial strong-arming have had profound impacts on weaker nations and to the extent these machinations have served those interests, influence approaches the level of control.

I should have confined my remarks to the situation in the Middle East, for that's what I had in mind. Military might won't defeat an ideology. Bush/Cheney's foray in Iraq multiplied and metastasized jihadist terrorism, and even if they wanted perpetual war for perpetual war profits the situation is very much out of control.

and I include movies..

And you're right re military might - in reality the biggest change in the balance of forces (crudely stated) has been facilitated by technological developments and the willingness of people to die for what they perceive as a cause.

For many it's not ideology - it's a response to the mess created by Bush and Cheney - and the continuous drones and 'collateral damage' bombing - like this week.