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> the US is (rightfully) sick of playing world police That is not a reasonable description of the current situation unless you think that the guy whose party c
by eropple 6y ago
> the US is (rightfully) sick of playing world police
That is not a reasonable description of the current situation unless you think that the guy whose party commands a thunderous minority but wins (both the Presidency and the Senate) due to electoral bugs gets to say what we, as Americans, are and are not "sick of".
- anonbclibtards 6y ago> due to electoral bugs Electoral College is a bug when Democrats lose, got it. If both candidates campaigned knowing that the popular vote was the deciding factor, we would have seen different campaign strategies and there's no way of knowing the winner. Both sides knew the rules going in, Hillary lost, by a lot.
- bobthechef 6y agoIndeed, world police is the role any international hegemon plays to secure trade routes and stability. But I wouldn't discredit the idea entirely. NATO does have its requirements and few members chip in their fair share. Furthermore, geopolitical interests are shifting and this fact may be politically useful. Right now, for example, the US, Germany/EU, and Russia are fighting over influence in the central European states with Poland at the helm. Shifting military presence eastward strengthens American influence, blocks Russian meddling, and frustrates German/EU power in the region, though the last is trying to make the US dominance work for them (note Germany's interest in the American-backed Three Seas Initiative).