Anathema
Crotchety Olde Man
You have a very dark view of the world and appear not to have studied history. We must be feared by our enemies and respected by our allies in order to maintain a safe world for our citizenry.
I have one of the darkest views of the world that you’ll ever find. I have greatly studied history. We must be feared by our enemies and understand that EVERYONE who is not US, IS the Enemy. The Safety of the World is immaterial. Only OUR Safety matters.
As it is, we are shunned by our allies and respected by Donald's favorite murderous dictators in countries like Russia and Turkey. IOW, you seem to have everything backwards
We have no allies. We haven’t in decades; and even those were only allegiances of convenience. I have far greater Respect for Russia and Turkey than any NATO nation.
Actually one correction. Donald's favorite murderous dictators don't respect us and they don't respect Donald Trump. They are merely happy to have a useful idiot at their disposal.
They don’t Respect us because we don’t Command or Demand either Respect or Fear. Trump is not the answer, but he’s been a huge step in the right direction-compared to any other political leader in this country.