By now, the world has learned that nothing the man says can be taken seriously, and that no one should actually base policy or commit to any agreement based on what he has said--publicly OR privately. The real threat is that in one of these little clandestine chats he will reveal a vital national secret or betray a solemn confidence from our allies. On the other hand, even if he does give away the farm or commit us to a disastrous policy, our enemies will never really know whether or not what he said was true, or even if he believed it while he said it. Indeed, the chances are he won't even remember a word of it. Perhaps its better if his misstatements are all channeled into tweets and private conversations where they will be either publicly verifiable, or unknown to the public.

Unfortunately, the intricately detailed and thoroughly researched diplomatic commitments we do make will not be very believable or useful documents due to the way our foreign services have been neglected and populated by uncouth illiterate amateurs. Remember how Pompeo was humiliated by Hillary during the Bunghazi hearings? Do you recall what an ass the man made of himself desperately trying to trip her up, but failing spectacularly? This is now the jerk leading our foreign policy and diplomatic service. This is the man dealing with Putin and the Chinese and Korean leadership, not to mention our terrified allies. Tillerson may have been a self-serving corporate apparatchik, but at least the man was capable of cogent thought and action. This new guy is a pompous and pathetic vulgar farce.