Posted on 02/02/2021 4:28:58 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON - Less than two weeks in office, President Joe Biden is facing two critical tests of whether the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol has damaged America’s standing as a beacon for democracy.
Protests in Russia and a military coup in Myanmar come as American credibility on the world stage has plummeted after last month’s storming of the Capitol by a pro-Donald Trump mob looking to stop the certification of Biden’s election victory.
That adds to the weight on Biden as he seeks to fulfill a campaign pledge to dramatically reposition the U.S. as a global leader following four years of a Trump foreign policy driven by an “America First” mantra. That policy was marked by the frequent disparagement of democratic allies and the occasional embrace of authoritarian leaders.
Biden, in the early days of his presidency, has sought to send the message in a series of calls with foreign leaders that America is back.
He’s reassured Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that the U.S. has its support in an ongoing territorial dispute with China over islets in the East China Sea. He’s sought to reset the relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was belittled by Trump as “dishonest & weak.” And he’s told Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that the U.S. would send $4 billion to help development in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala — nations whose hardships have spawned tides of migration through Mexico toward the United States.
“The United States remains a country in the world that is looked to for leadership,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. “It’s going to take some time, but he’s certainly committed to doing that.”
But the crises in Myanmar and Russia present Biden with difficult tests of his promise to reestablish global leadership.
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America is a republic , not an empire
deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol has damaged America’s standing as a beacon for democracy.
what CRAP!
Not anymore.
Yeah, nothing screams legitimacy like barbed wire, checkpoints, and a national guard being used to prop up a junta.
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
George Orwell
“. . . Who controls the present controls the past.
George Orwell”
There is no present; the future is continuously turning into the past.
So very sad but true.
Old George is 5200 days past his ‘best if used by’ date! Borrowed time until that pit door opens.
All Foreign Leaders know who Xiden is beholden to.
Only riot I have ever seen where almost nothing wad broken, and when “rioters” were merely asked to leave; they left.
Barf. Ignore anyone what uses the word democracy to describe America. They immediately show their ignorance.
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