The most critical aspect of this development is what the author identifies as a catastrophic loss of US influence in the world. Putative allies like Saudi and India are ignoring the US and cutting their own deals with China and Russia, even with Iran.
Anthony Blinken told Ukraine they could not allow China to broker a deal. Ukraine ignored him — and us. See what all those billions of military aid have bought us. Squat.
Afganistan didn't help. Globo-homo is definitely a prestige dis-enhancer.
In my lifetime, there is NO nation that even comes close to us as being completely untrustworthy. Ask the Vietnamese, the Iranians, the Iraqis, the Israelis... pretty much any nation we have promised stuff to, we have f——ed over after the next election.
If I ran a foreign country, I would get every nickel I could from the bozos running the fedgov and then two years later, when the other guys are calling the shots here and we go back to being hated, keep your mouth shut and wait four years until your buddies are back in power. And hope nothing nasty comes your way while your buddies are on the outs.
“”Anthony Blinken told Ukraine they could not allow China to broker a deal. Ukraine ignored him — and us.””
Will you link me to that?