For an octogenarian in his dotage. Donald Trump sure sounds like a petulant, ill-tempered kid. Is this what they call the "second childhood"?
The latest outburst: "You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourself. The USA won't be there to help you anymore, just like you weren't there for us... Go get your own oil." This to erstwhile American allies, who were not consulted before Trump lashed out unilaterally at Iran and bit off more than he could chew, and who had no intentions of being involved in such a foolhardy caper.
It seems unlikely to me that anyone will trust the USA ever again, even after Trump has gone, because there is a whole segment of the American political class, and its society in general, that sees this kind of thing as normal now, as what passes for international relations.
The world is already backing away from the USA, slowly but surely, leaving a gaping vacuum where Western values and morality used to be. There is a risk that America may find itself in the wilderness for generations to come, although I've a suspicion that realpolitik will dictate that everyone conveniently forgets this whole sorry Trumpian episode, and just hopes for the best for the future.
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