What goes into USA allies' calculations?
Ms. Applebaum makes a point about allies not helping Trump out with the Strait of Hormuz because they can calculate that he won't remember they helped next week if they did, and she's probably right.
But what she doesnt say and what I find really disturbing is that they may also be factoring in the cost of aiding and abetting Trump in terms of the continued damage he can rain on everyone, including their countries, Iran and the US itself.
Is it "treasonous" to wonder/hope about allies factoring internal US politics into their calculations?
Maybe, but this patriotic bs about wishing the President success really falls apart when it's so obvious that he's not all that interested in doing a good job for the country as much as for himself.
Ironically, that's one part about America First I'm hoping foreign leaders get. They can't trust or rely on the US with its present leadership at all.
https://open.substack.com/pub/anneapplebaum/p/trump-doesnt-remember-what-hes-done?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=316prm
But what she doesnt say and what I find really disturbing is that they may also be factoring in the cost of aiding and abetting Trump in terms of the continued damage he can rain on everyone, including their countries, Iran and the US itself.
Is it "treasonous" to wonder/hope about allies factoring internal US politics into their calculations?
Maybe, but this patriotic bs about wishing the President success really falls apart when it's so obvious that he's not all that interested in doing a good job for the country as much as for himself.
Ironically, that's one part about America First I'm hoping foreign leaders get. They can't trust or rely on the US with its present leadership at all.
https://open.substack.com/pub/anneapplebaum/p/trump-doesnt-remember-what-hes-done?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=316prm
