This administration is a disaster. It's comfortable to blame it all on T***p, but the incompetence runs far beyond.
What a difference nine months makes! Had it been Barack Obama making such a warning, there would be no confusion in the rest of the world. He would have made the situation clear to leadership of every major power. There would be well-calculated plans in place.
Incompetent leadership at the top means incompetence near the top, too. I wonder whether the generals and admirals even understand what the President wants them to do. With Obama that would be no problem.