Posted on 08/21/2019 2:14:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Despite putting Africa at the bottom of his foreign policy priorities, US President Donald Trump remains widely popular on the continent
Every year, a leader of public opinion polls, Gallup Poll asks the world to judge America’s foreign policy. In 135 countries, they ask, “Do you agree or disagree with the way the United States is exercising its leadership?” Most reacted poorly to US President Donald Trump taking over the 76 square metre Oval Office.
The global approval rating for US foreign policy stands at 31% — 3% points below China, and on a par with Russia. This has never happened before. Much of Europe, Asia and Latin America also rejects the Trump administration. In Venezuela, repeated hints at US military intervention have further tarnished Washington’s reputation. Falling image across Middle East
It’s clear Trump doesn’t care about his image around the world. The Middle East mostly rejects America’s leadership, with the exception of Israel, of course. His doctrine, “America First”, seduces US voters. Trump’s not trying to make friends with foreigners.
The erosion to US soft power – building goodwill through economic or cultural influence – is the least of his worries. He sees soft power as a hangover of Obama and Clinton administrations – a fad to be put on the shelf. Hard power is what matters in Trump’s America.
(Excerpt) Read more at theafricareport.com ...
Because it’s all white supremacists that go there to help out?
The erosion to US soft power...
Yeah, that kind of “soft power” works as good in diplomacy as it does in bed.
Are you revealing too much about yourself? 8>)
So, how well did Obama’s “soft power” and messianic pretensions do in getting deadbeat Euros to pony up more shekels for their own frikkin’ defense? Or did the Bad Orange Man get better results?
Of course.
If I was a stud do you think i’d be on this board so much? :)
The article is dripping with anti-Trump slime.
Tedious.
It ain’t the size of the policy, but the motion in erosion.
That’s why much of the world hates us when a Republican is in charge. British press had “experts” discuss in all earnestness how Bush was legally too stupid to be in charge and just a puppet of Cheney.
Bush, Romney, McCain and Trump have been smeared as Hitler-wannabes as long as they were conservative. That’s only amplified 20-fold by groups like the BBC. Of course foreigners only hearing how evil our leadership are think we’re bad. The traitor press are propagandists AGAINST us when it isn’t their party in charge.
Good.
Our enemies should fear us and our allies should respect us as a sovereign nation.
Keyword: sovereign
...and we should care WHY? What has the rest of the globe done, during the past 100-years, except suck the U.S. dry at every opportunity...
By “soft power” they mean kissing asses and sending planeloads on taxpayer money to them.
LOL, yes because Free Republic is better than sex. 8>)
you nailed it!!
:)
Well it’s just addicting and does affect the same parts of the brain. Both release dopamine.
But one doesn’t want you to touch her after you’re done.
And one lets you wrap things up alone and in piece at the end :)
The filthy Communist Chinese have their dick-skinners all over Africa. It won’t end well for Africa...
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