As you’d expect: the classic all-American ‘got what it takes’ hero. Quiet, reserved, humble, serious, oozed competence - deeply impressive. A man who you’d listen to when he talked, but not a man you’d want to have a beer with really.
If you don’t think the probability of the Earth being flat is zero, do you believe that the probability of anything is zero?
Just a couple of examples to illustrate:
1066: William the Bastard didn’t defeat Harold and be crowned King on Christmas Day. (This requires belief in historical record...
‘Complex’ is a fitting word. I dined with him on three occasions, all small groups. If I had the chance to do a fourth, I’d be washing my hair. Not because I hated him, but because I found him arrogant and I’d got everything out of my interactions that I felt I wanted to.
The one on that list...
Eve Baker, no less!
Me: Ali, Michael Johnson, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, (the then) Prince Charles (multiple times) and his first wife (ditto), Seb Coe, Steve Redgrave, Daley Thompson, Matthew Pinsent, Jess Ennis (as was), Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, Dan...
Your logic is sound imo.
However, your argument relies on the people in power in Russia and the US acting rationally. Putin and (maybe) Trump - this is where the worry emanates from.