The Bankruptcy of U.S. 'Leadership'

The rest of the world refuses to follow such “leadership,” and even our own allies are embarrassed to take the same position that Washington takes.

Mark Leon Goldberg comments on yesterday’s UN General Assembly vote on the resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire:

As you can see, support for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza has increased dramatically among UN Member states over the last month. 33 more countries have voted in favor, four fewer countries voted against, and the number of abstentions dropped by half. Several countries in Europe, India and key US allies like South Korea all voted in favor of this ceasefire resolutions after having abstained during the previous vote. It would seem that the longer this conflict persists, the more deeply the United States and Israel are becoming isolated.

The vast majority of governments in the world recognizes the need for halting the war in Gaza and alleviating the worsening humanitarian crisis there. Only a handful of states joined the U.S. and Israel in opposing the measure. Most U.S. treaty allies voted in favor of calling for a ceasefire, and except for one European government the rest of the allies abstained. The bankruptcy of U.S. “leadership” is laid bare for all to see. The rest of the world refuses to follow such “leadership,” and even our own allies are embarrassed to take the same position that Washington takes.