"A world we seek to turn our back on is likelier to stab us in the back than it is to turn its back on us."
Well, there probably are dozens and dozens of countries that might be drawn to the idea of getting even for all the harm they've been caused by American foreign policy, but most, if not all, of them are too mature and too focused on achieving worthwhile objectives, ones that will actually help their economies and their populations. Take, for example, Viet Nam.
"A world we seek to turn our back on is likelier to stab us in the back than it is to turn its back on us."
Well, there probably are dozens and dozens of countries that might be drawn to the idea of getting even for all the harm they've been caused by American foreign policy, but most, if not all, of them are too mature and too focused on achieving worthwhile objectives, ones that will actually help their economies and their populations. Take, for example, Viet Nam.
Bret Stephens fears the loss of Empire and the power that goes with it.
That is all.