Interesting report from the world of diplomacy and military alliance.
The headline quotation is a direct quotation of a non-American senior official to the Americans at the meeting.
80 years of effort to build up a world of shared values burned in under a year. 80 years of soft power tossed in the compost pile and recycled into fertilizer. 80 years of blood, sweat, and tears as Americans laboured to make the world safe for America.
All gone in the tantrums of a decrepit toddler.
Indeed, USA: We genuinely will never fucking trust you again.
There would literally have to be many thousands of executions for this country to be trustworthy again. Anything short of that will result in the exact same shit happening again in 3 years.
yeah I’m not actually trusting the US until there are clear signs that this shit is not to be tolerated, and it’s been that way for over a decade
anything less will just get a pat on the head and a half assed “good job kiddo, you’re doing great” while I turn back to pay attention to worthwhile things
That’s exactly how I felt about the US after 2001.
Same here. First there was Bush and the world was horrified at a war of destruction fought under the pretense of lies. Obama came in and it felt like America was back on track. Then Trump 45 happened and the world was horrified again. Then Trump was kicked out and it felt like America was back on track. Then Trump 47 happened and the world started thinking this is the normal and the track has been abandoned.