The entire line of reasoning taken by the left in this and every other foreign debate starts with an assumption that the status quo is just great and Trump is miles out of line.

No, it's not.

Even if you stipulate that the status quo is not great doesn't mean that anything that isn't the status quo is smart. Or even an improvement over the current situation.

The entire line of reasoning taken by the right is that if the current situation is flawed in some way, that justifies anything that changes the status quo. But that's just wrong. If Canada isn't 100% stopping fentanyl from crossing their border (which, again, we haven't either), it doesn't mean that starting to treat them as an economic adversary and a potential takeover target is good strategy. It's dumb.

So when the left criticizes the dumb things the Administration is doing, it does not mean that they're saying that the status quo is just great. It just means they think that what the Administration is doing is dumb. For example, the situation in Ukraine is far far far from great - and it was dumb of the President to suggest that the invasion was Ukraine's fault.