This is my official fatwa on the issue.
It’s such a wrong headed view that you need “experience” in foreign policy. That is essentially our problem. Our diplomats and politicans are so grounded in the sensitivites of the other countries and alliances, that they forget their true mission.
They are supposed to love, understand, and support the American nation and constitution. If you are well-grounded in that, it is almost impossible for a foreigner to cheat you.
The problems occur when worry about offending them by not following their protocol. In a proper foreign policy, an American knowing nothing about nation X should do fine. Treat them with friendship and open honesty. No secret deal behind hidden treaty crap. Let the whole world know we consider them to be a friend. Then nation X needs only to worry about being honest with us. If they are not, then they have lost or friendship.
In the recent wars, we let some nations loudly abuse us verbally, while secretly supporting us. Their meager assistance is not worth the price. If they will not support us openly, they are a snake in the grass.
The Queen of England should be told, “this is an American President” Americans do not bow to, or recognize royal courtly behavior.
A Saudi King should be told, “do not try to walk holding hands with an American president, you might insult him. Americans think you look like a homosexual”.
When you treat someone fairly, and stand by your own principals, you show them TRUE respect. When you grovel and kiss ass, and have woman ambassadors wear a headrag, etc, you are being disrespectful.
You only treat savages that condescending way so you do not frighten or upset that lesser people, who think an eclipse is the moon eating the sun,,etc.
When we used to think and act that way, Americans were respected and largely unmolested around the world.
“Experience” means buying into the elitist new world order crap that America is just one nation, no better than any other.
Excellent. I agree completely.