[vpintheak]

Stated a year after my birth, and still true today. If I wasn't the person I am, I really would say to hell with the rest of the world.

[VOA]

If I wasn't the person I am, I really would say to hell with the rest of the world.

I know what you mean.
But my feeling is that it can be intuited from the tone of the article
that there's no doubt that those 'Muricans are just suckers for
doing "the right thing" (or at least trying).
And we'll be back to help out old enemies when they are truly in trouble.