HOW TO CONTAIN AMERICA 1) Stop growth of US trade networks. Ideally rollback. 2) Undermine US-Europe relationship. Create doubts about NATO. 3) Weaken int'l institutions and norms. 4) Flip Mexico. 5) Convince world US won't honor agreements. Next steps: Get US out of South Korea?
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I don't think Trump's trying to contain America. But if one aimed to design an anti-US containment strategy, this list would make for a good one.
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And I don't want to get conspiratorial either, but a contained USA would be fine with Putin, right?
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Yes, it would. But it's a mistake to assume those happy with the results must have been the cause.
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from Urbana, IL
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