Oh look, it turns out friends can be helpful
by digby
It appears that Republicans are starting to see why their president acting like a cheap thug all over the world might not be the best way to run the most powerful nation on earth:
It's not just trade. Even with national security it's going to be a hundred times more difficult for the US to ask for help with say, intelligence or logistics, now that our president has shown that he can't be trusted and will turn on them the minute he thinks it's to his advantage.
This is a big problem. Perhaps people agree with Trump that the world will just have to fall at his feet and do what he orders but I'm not sure the US is that powerful --- and the cost could be catastrophically high.
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