Those interests have historically been very stable over time so it was easy to tell if you were going to be a friend or foe. But they suddenly changed with the current administration and we have no idea what they are anymore.
That’s the thing. There’s a long line of hands taking turns in stroking his ego. Which one was last to do it? How long before the next one and who is it going to be? We don’t know any of that.
Do this enough times and eventually no one will want to do business with the US or it’s government.
Who the hell wants to do anything with a leadership that constantly flip flops on everything they say, never means a thing and constantly lies?
Other than the UK and Israel.
“America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.”
This is not new. Even England had a shakedown before WW2 support.
Those interests have historically been very stable over time so it was easy to tell if you were going to be a friend or foe. But they suddenly changed with the current administration and we have no idea what they are anymore.
There’s no knowing for certain, but “Trump’s ego” and “Vladimir Putin” make for relatively good educated guesses.
That’s the thing. There’s a long line of hands taking turns in stroking his ego. Which one was last to do it? How long before the next one and who is it going to be? We don’t know any of that.
Literally the goal