The USA has not always done this. It has historically thrown its weight around (see any history book) but has historically maintained a far greater emphasis on

The USA has not always done this. It has historically thrown its weight around (see any history book) but has historically maintained a far greater emphasis on diplomacy and international comity rather than the outright bullying we see now. You will note that I specifically referred to the US' behavior toward nominal allies. If you disagree, please provide some examples. > millions of illegal immigrants who are committing huge numbers of crimes A trope wholly ungrounded in fact, which has been debunked any number of times. https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20250122/117827/HHRG-119-JU01-20250122-SD004.pdf https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20250122/117827/HHRG... https://www.cato.org/blog/new-research-illegal-immigration-crime-0 https://www.cato.org/blog/new-research-illegal-immigration-c... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6241529/#S14 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6241529/#S14