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Kevin McSpadden's avatar

The U.S. isn't as relevant to global decision making as it once was. Countries increasingly do what they want, regardless of if the US likes/dislikes said decision. And honestly our opinion on that fact is largely irrelevant.

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John Collins's avatar

There is nothing like 5 acres of sovereign U.S. territory off the coast, to make even the most despotic ruler rethink their foreign policy.

We are still the guardian for the world.

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Kevin McSpadden's avatar

That's simply not true. And the point is that it no longer matters if you think it is. The machine is much more complex than 10-20 years ago, and it will move forward regardless of what happens in America.

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John Collins's avatar

How can you call a world that considers emojis and thumbs-up conversation, complex?

Social media is a confluence of the illiterate, disinterested and uninformed, not a machine.

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