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I think that is likely going to happen anyway, The political leadership of the US has no desire do to what is required to keep power. They like the business w
by syshum 5y ago
I think that is likely going to happen anyway, The political leadership of the US has no desire do to what is required to keep power. They like the business world are too focused on the short term, in the case of politicians it is the next election, in the case of business it is the quarterly earning statements
Neither are looking at a 20, 10 or even 5 year picture.
- vkou 5y agoUS politicians publicly say they have a short-term focus, but the bureaucracy (Department of State, in particular) has a much longer view that has very little bearing on political campaign promises. On the first week of the war, I thought that NATO was played like a fiddle. On the second week of the war, when the US demonstrated its ability to galvanize most of the world into unprecedented, crippling sanctions, it became clear to me that it still punches way above its weight, when it comes to soft power - because of its allies.
- Yoric 5y agoYep. Never underestimate soft power. The UK managed to stay relevant for much longer than reasonable thanks to soft power. Even France, at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, managed to survive being invaded by all of Europe, solely on soft power.