Saturday, August 29, 2026

On Day 183 of Trump War of Whimsy, US reputation as world leader is in tatters

 
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Headline: Christian Science Monitor, 8/27/2026

Mark Sappenfield reports:
Indecisive and disruptive American wars are not new. Iran is, in some ways, merely the descendant of Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq. However, there is little precedent for the U.S. to fight an unpopular, unsuccessful, and enormously disruptive war while at the same time actively alienating the allies who would normally rally behind it.
That shift in approach is already leaving an indelible mark. Perhaps nowhere is this clearer than in Europe. The continent’s first wake-up call came shortly before the war began, in January, when it seemed possible that the U.S. would invade Greenland. Something snapped in European capitals as leaders realized the country they once saw as the ultimate guarantor of security and stability had now become a potential threat.

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