A majority of Americans are ignorant of what the world is really like, both the good and the bad. We have had the most prosperous and sheltered lives of anyone in the world yet we elect leaders who work at destroying this in the interest of social justice and fairness. We have to toughen up and see what socialism actually brings (Venezuela), what living under Islam is like (Iran) and what runaway corruption and crony capitalism does (Argentina).
For most Americans, it is irrelevant, their ignorance has few consequences other than maybe getting in trouble while on vacation.
This goober and his boss, are true believing leftists. Their ignorance costs lives. W. Clinton only believed in himself, so he could abandon something that didn’t work and pivot on a dime.
Obama, with Rhodes as his cheerleader, think that if it is failing, they just need to double down and make it succeed. If they do pivot, it is grudgingly and as quietly as possible. Russia, China, Iran, and ISIL see this and capitalize on their amazing combination of arrogance, ignorance, and stubbornness.