I just had a thought.
Could the reason the United States has been a patsy all these years because foreign government know the corruption in DC and have been blackmailing key players?
Without a doubt!.
Just consider how much damage to the nation and the culture the Fat, Ugly Diseased Criminal unindicted Fat Cow and her "Foundation" managed, and multiply by at least 20...
We have been acting helpless for too long while in truly deep Doodoo!