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I heard talking heads today say that our stature in the world has fallen under Trump. What do you think, risen or fallen, and please give your reasons for your belief.
It has been falling for many years.
It is still falling.
Things have speeded up a bit.........
I heard talking heads today say that our stature in the world has fallen under Trump. What do you think, risen or fallen, and please give your reasons for your belief.
Fallen. Countries who worked closely with us before are being guarded in what information to share with a president who has diarrhea of the mouth. Countries who relied upon us in the past are making plans for how to proceed without a partnership with us. Trump is being managed, with autocratic countries more free to flatter him and thus gaining more favor with him. But the autocratic countries won't be our new allies -- they are merely using Trump. And our relations with our old allies could take years to repair, if the other countries are even interested after Trump is gone.
We had been having trouble with keeping our promises already -- for example, we fell down on the job of providing safe passage for Iraqis who helped us during the Iraq war -- but our word is worth less than nothing now. Treaties are toilet paper to our current government and "agreements" mean even less.
How did it work out when Obama was caught spying on our allies?
How did it work out when Obama was caught spying on our allies?
How did it work out when Obama was caught spying on our allies?
I did not ask for deflections, I asked if our stature has risen or fallen. Please stay of the subject of the OP.
I heard talking heads today say that our stature in the world has fallen under Trump. What do you think, risen or fallen, and please give your reasons for your belief.
How did it work out when Obama was caught spying on our allies?
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