When negotiating with other nations friend or foe, people involved in such are given intelligence and scouting reports about the other side as do they about us. Unfortunately many of the people who provide it have been Doged out of a job, and those left are ignored by the arrogant folks now in charge. So our government sends two shady businessmen and Opie to speak with people who’ve prepared for this their whole lives. That arrogance of course didn’t work as they had their lunch handed to them. Such incompetence.