Every administration inherits a threat it did not choose. Mine is in the oak tree behind the house, and it has been there since before I was born.
I will not overstate the Squirrel Question. I will also not understate it. I will establish a daily briefing, held at the back window at 6:15, and I will attend it personally. Staff who laugh will be reassigned to the yard.
Diplomacy remains on the table. So does the table.