My own addition to the theme here would be that the foreign policy from DC makes sense only to DC themselves, nobody else. The DC mindset seems more and more to be a "bubble reality" made even more scary when you realise that DC thinks foreigners believe the "wrong reality". In the end DC only have themselves to blame.
Notice I keep referring to "DC", being careful to seperate the American government from the people. The American people have little to do with the craziness in DC.
https://theduran.com/soleimani-fallout-continues-to-produce-diplomatic-dividends-for-russia/