Trump Alone: A Note to America's Allies and Friends - Robert Reich

[Amaryllis]

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-alone
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Friends,

Trump is alone.

That’s different from the United States being alone.

We — that is, the vast majority of Americans who were against Trump’s war from the start, and who support NATO and the United Nations Charter and the post-World War II system of alliances and rules — are not alone.

Most of the people of the United States stand with most democracies of the world.

When Trump’s call to America’s traditional allies for assistance clearing the Strait of Hormuz was rebuffed by those allies, those allies didn’t rebuff the United States. They rebuffed the person in the Oval Office who didn’t even consult with them before launching this war.

He didn’t consult with us, either. He didn’t explain why it was necessary. He didn’t even consult with Congress.