The fact that the protagonist in this lament ever thought that the US was even once considered benevolent is risible. That's the problem with USAian politician

The fact that the protagonist in this lament ever thought that the US was even once considered benevolent is risible. That's the problem with USAian politicians and bureaucrats. They have no education, no cultural knowledge, and lack the ability and the desire to understand the other side. They always act as if they don't have to OR project their own malicious intentions onto others. We should give credit to Trump for ripping off the thin mask of US "diplomacy."