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Guest writer: Trump is surrendering a century's worth of U.S. global power in a matter of weeks (www.latimes.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I find this headline a tad hyperbolic. The reality is that the eleven nuclear-powered CATOBAR aircraft carriers are not going away. And the United States is still gonna have the power,

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Allow me to introduce you to the concept of soft power https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_power

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah but instead of encouraging other nations with diplomacy the good guy veil is off. Now people have to ask if we are the baddies. Especially, if those carriers are being turned on former allies. Plus who wants to work with a country that does through bipolar episodes every 4 years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

You are the baddies and everyone knows for decades. It took quite some time dude but thanks for catching up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

4 years is a stretch. He's already flip flopoed on multiple issues literally in the last month.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Let's see how long the tarrif lasts