Conundrum

From now on, it will be hard to ever discern the degree to which events are determined by evil, by incompetence, or by various combinations of the two.

That order for all Obama-appointed ambassadors to clear out by noon Inauguration Day seemed merely part of the plan to repeal the last eight years. The standard vindictiveness at work, certainly, but I had assumed it was in preparation for packing all federal positions with those swearing loyalty to (and signing non-disclosure agreements on behalf of?) Donald J. Trump.

Now, I've started wondering if posts around the globe might actually stay vacant for some indefinite time. Voids would be convenient, with Putin policy poised to become the US default.