One of the most aptly named strategies of the Cold War era was MAD, or mutually assured destruction.  In geopolitical terms MAD meant that should either the United States or the USSR escalate their longstanding disagreements into war, each would perish. With the threat of mutual nuclear annihilation always looming in the background the rivals would use surrogates around the third world and might even have their naval and air forces play the occasional game of chicken but direct confrontations was mostly avoided.   I have long thought one of the more specious claims supporters of Donald Trump use is that he alone has the stomach to challenge the Clintons on their unsavory practices.  In fact, Clinton and Donald Trump may be more likely to follow the campaign equivalent of MAD if they are the nominees because each is equally vulnerable to the same charges.  If Hillary has been an incompetent administrator, Trump has presided over several bankruptcies. ...(Read Full Article)