Letter: Understand a leader by the friends he keeps A dictator's friends

Our former president ("stable genius") lauded the invasion of Ukraine by a demonic "genius," as if it were a real estate acquisition for a new hotel chain. He displayed his true lack of leadership, understanding and compassion as a nation is about to be butchered.

Whether a tyrant lives in Moscow or Florida, if he quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, he is a tyrant. The world and American democracy, cannot allow him to assume the presidency again.

Lawrence F. Buettner

Inverness