• qyron
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    Do you imagine the amount of backlash that would cause?

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      Just as much as the US pulling out of the WHO, ordering other nations to up their military spendings, threatening other nations with insane tariffs, threatening to invade or annex them or dropping military support unexpectedly: not very much…

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        Just as much:

        as the US pulling out of the WHO

        To the degree of what I know, the WHO is not a mandatory organization to which countries are bound to.

        It is benefitial to adhere to it but…

        ordering other nations to up their military spendings

        All nations vinculated by the NATO treaty have agreed to invest, yearly, a given percentage of their budget towards defence. Something most didn’t do it… hate to admit it but the guy had a point to pick there

        threatening other nations with insane tariffs

        Economic warfare is poised to wreck the US economy faster. The consumerist culture is too strong.

        threatening to invade or annex them

        Everyone us trembling in fear. More about to foam at the mouth of rage.

        dropping military support unexpectedly

        Hardly anything coming from that mouth is unexpected.

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      I think they would pretend it didn’t happen and talk it down. Otherwise they would have to acknowledge that Trump got them with Pants down

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        I couldn’t disagree more.

        As the orange myna bird rethoric escalates, so does the willingness of other actors to bite back.

        Having a nazi as a focus point of all the frustration and hatred is a good way to shift attention from internal issues.

        Nobody really wants to be called to pick up arms but the US don’t have the monopoly of war in the world.