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THIS. I can't emphasize this enough to people back home as an American living outside the US.
The GOP is supposed to be the party of national security, American power, & 'city on a hill' American exceptionalism, but Trump threatens the foundations of all of that: his disdain /1 https://twitter.com/ForeignPolicy/status/1324260240171409411
The GOP is supposed to be the party of national security, American power, & 'city on a hill' American exceptionalism, but Trump threatens the foundations of all of that: his disdain /1 https://twitter.com/ForeignPolicy/status/1324260240171409411
for our allies pushes away our friends (T hates CANADA for chrissakes); his protectionism undercuts the pooled economic power of the US alliance network against China and Russia; his creepy admiration for dictators worries exposed allies like Taiwan, S Korea, the Baltics; his /2
rejection of science undercuts our technological edge; 'America First' sends a message of raw selfishness encouraging our traditional partners to do the same, striking their own deals with Russia, Iran, China;his disdain for international organizations undercuts our ability to /3
push back on Chinese influence in the world; running down the State Department means the foreigners see US power mostly as militarized hegemony; his mood swings and laziness undercut the US ability to make commitments (would you trust the US if Trump is POTUS?); & his general /4
demeanor - loud, bullying, racist, reckless - is exactly the kind of 'Ugly American' posturing that fires anti-Americanism everywhere, the kind of thing Obama's grace helped roll back. I have lost count of how many professionals I've met on the East Asian conference circuit /5
who told they miss Obama. And not because he was a liberal, but because he was balanced, cautious, dependable, and so on.
US power does not equal the size of the Defense Department budget or how foreign leaders Trump can berate.
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US power does not equal the size of the Defense Department budget or how foreign leaders Trump can berate.
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