Welcome to Sunday morning with Trevor Phillips.

When Churchill described a great power of his time as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,

he was talking about Russia.

But today that memorable phrase might just as accurately be applied to the paradox that is the United States.

On the one hand, Artemis II brought together over a dozen nations,

including Germany, Saudi Arabia and South Korea,

under American leadership,

so that astronauts could boldly go where no man has gone before.

A fantastic achievement.

At the same time, the White House walked into a diplomatic cul-de-sac in the Middle East, allowing its nemesist Iran to gain complete control of the Strait

of Hormuz, alienated its allies in the Gulf. It's a mess. Its people demonstrate under the

slogan, no kings. Yet they're preparing to roll out the red carpet

for the descendant of the monarch they fought a war to get rid of. America is a nation of

immigrants, many of whom want to reduce immigration to as near zero as possible, and elected a

president largely because that's what he said he'd do. I could go on.

But what Churchill actually said was that Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,

but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest. While other occupants

of the White House may have had better manners, all American leaders are in the end driven by what they consider to be America's national interests.

Bush, Obama, Biden, all consistently said that we can't depend on America's security guarantee forever.

Those who hope that things will change in three years time stand to be

disappointed. Donald Trump is not an aberration. Don't forget, America chose him. Not once, but twice.

How many times do we have to be told? Let's get some immediate reaction from the government here to the news from Islamabad.

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