US Policy Collapses Into Catastrophe Following Trump's Whims Rachel Maddow

[Galraedia]

[empedocles]

1. Good lead

[ffr]

2. As a lifelong democrat, I have to say I'm ashamed of President Hillary Clinton

for pulling out our troops in such a way, abandoning our allies, cutting and running, etc, etc, etc. It's everything the republicans have demonized democrats over for decades. And if this is her unilateral decision, I have to call it, she betrayed our country. Our president needs to be a leader, not a coward.












Could you imagine if...

[courtjester]

3. It's a matter of trust

Even if we manage to put a democrat in the white house many people and nations will not trust us. They know there will be another election and if Donald trump could be elected then another one just like him could be elected again.

[stopdiggin]

4. you're right. a long, long road back

and it's doubtful if the U.S. will every hold quite the position it did in the past. Very sad. Not only for us .. but around the world.

(while we were maybe never quite the beacon of light we liked to pretend we were .. we were at least a solid ally, and a proponent of progress and positive change in many parts of the world.)