Following last week’s humiliating defeat over extending the arms embargo on Iran, Pompeo encountered more resistance when he illegitimately tried to invoke the so-called “snapback” provision contained in the Security Council resolution (UNSCR 2231) that endorsed the nuclear deal. He responded to this with his usual mix of condescension and disrespect:
re: the belief that allies should behave like vassals
It's more explicit now than ever before but this has been the case since WW2 IMO. John le Carré references this US attitude repeatedly and bitterly in his novels. (Plus clueless Tony Blair seemed rather desperate to be the vassal of GWB, indicating a certain acceptance of that status.)
re: the belief that allies should behave like vassals
It's more explicit now than ever before but this has been the case since WW2 IMO. John le Carré references this US attitude repeatedly and bitterly in his novels. (Plus clueless Tony Blair seemed rather desperate to be the vassal of GWB, indicating a certain acceptance of that status.)