If US policy makers had any misapprehension as to likely international reaction to our policy reversal, it's a diplomatic/intelligence failure of the first order. No doubt they did know and anticipate. So, why the fake outrage ?
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They must have known, yes. One big motivation for the outrage is performing for a subset of the domestic audience.
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Of course. But I think there's also a pernicious world view, running all through this Administration's actions (see, e.g., NATO): we're big, powerful and eager to throw our weight around. We're not members of anything collective, we're the boss of everything.
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