“When Hillary Clinton took office, much of the world had been alienated from the United States by the policies of the Bush administration.”
Nice try. Straw Man Argument, right out of the chute!
Other countries respected and FEARED us; knew we’d reign BLOWS down upon their heads if they messed with us.
How I miss those days. We shall never see them again, I fear. *SIGH*
Amazing isn’t it that in a little more than 5 years the US has gone from “projecting overwhelming force anywhere in the world” to hiding behind “smart power”.