President Trump Is a Wrecking Ball. And He’s Only Getting Started.

Mr. Calabresi, an Opinion editor at large, wrote from Munich.

Behind the high-profile speeches about shared values and strategic interests at the Munich Security Conference last weekend, a different, more profit-oriented set of conversations was taking place. At breakfast, a German official advised a French defense contractor on how to get into business with the military in Berlin. At lunch, a senior executive for a major Asian arms manufacturer ticked off for his table mate the advantages his company has over European and American competitors. In the crowded halls of the Bayerischer Hof hotel, which hosted the conference, American defense contractors were everywhere, networking in search of deals.

A bristling military buildup........

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