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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe Are Quickly Becoming An International Embarrassment.
Maybe it is already too late.
Farmgirl1961
(1,665 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Clearer by the day.
UN envoy Nikki Haley pledges to 'take names' of those who don't support US
Trumps new US ambassador to the United Nations says: For those that dont have our back, we will make points to respond to that accordingly
Friday 27 January 2017 13.15 EST
The new US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has pledged to overhaul the world body and warned US allies that she will be taking names of countries that do not support Washington.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/27/nikki-haley-united-nations-ambassador-taking-names
MineralMan
(151,540 posts)We ain't seen nothing yet.
napi21
(45,806 posts)until he's out of office, by whatever means.
Vogon_Glory
(10,353 posts)What Gen X's and Millenials will tell their kids:
"I remember when I could feel proud to be an American."
As for us old codgers, we feel that the lights on the city on the hill have gone dark, but the lanterns that gave light and hope have all been smashed.
Blue_Tires
(57,596 posts)
:smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)God help us.
BlueMTexpat
(15,700 posts)"maybe" about it! We ARE an international embarrassment ... but we are also a very frightening one.
lindysalsagal
(22,996 posts)
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