'The most ill-informed, under-prepared, and psychologically ill-equipped president in US history'

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6. But to a foreign country (Australia), the form of the govt of another country isn't relevant.

What matters is the other country's economy, global leadership role, the personality and ethics of the leader.

True, dictatorship is as bad as it gets. But the U S does business gladly with China, and courts it for certain things. That China has a dictatorship doesn't enter into it, except when it comes to human rights issues. Which is different from becoming allies with another country for a specific purpose, trading with it, entering into treaties, etc.