It's not surprising that other nations look at the US of A — allegedly the richest and most powerful nation on the planet — and just scratch their heads, if they are not laughing outright. Yesterday/today's debacle? How can we seriously be expected to be taken seriously... except by flexing our muscles and exercising bully tactics?
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