This has been going on since the end of WWII, regularly since the 70s. Anyone who thinks this kind of thing is new or that this incident reflects some sort of unique situation has not been paying attention, and likely has not been to this region of the world in uniform.
Nixon and Brettonwoods, yup.
Anyone who thinks this kind of thing is new or that this incident reflects some sort of unique situation has not been paying attention, and likely has not been to this region of the world in uniform.
I can assure you that ht knows this is not new and has been paying very close attention. What you are seeing is a matter of degree, the habit of dealing with the clueless, and the habitual need to call it to public attention.