I honestly can&#x27;t figure out what the guy is thinking.  He seems to feel the US has been a negative influence, in general, so it&#x27;s time to pull back.  Which is fine... except that wouldn&#x27;t explain military adventures in Libya and Syria.<p>He doesn&#x27;t want to meddle, but at the same time he wants things to turn out a certain way.  So he&#x27;s willing to bomb people we don&#x27;t like and train their enemies, but he doesn&#x27;t want to actually be <i>committed</i> to anything that might reflect badly on him if it went pear-shaped.  You can&#x27;t make alliances when your potential allies are (justifiably) worried you&#x27;ll bug out at the first sign of adversity.