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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumspeople "will assume America can't be trusted."
That disregard for normal security procedures will cause allies to be very reluctant to share analysis and intelligence, said Ben Hodges, former commander of U.S. forces in Europe. Barring major change, people will assume America cant be trusted.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/world/europe/signal-jeffrey-goldberg-message-hegseth.html
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people "will assume America can't be trusted." (Original Post)
SharonAnn
Mar 2025
OP
Canadians already know that. Trust is lost in buckets and comes back in droplets. . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2025
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That ship has already sailed. People around the world see what Americans don't. That trump is a danger
tulipsandroses
Mar 2025
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Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)1. Canadians already know that. Trust is lost in buckets and comes back in droplets. . . . . nt
randr
(12,621 posts)2. Our chosen temp help leader has proven over and over
that he can not be trusted.
Scrivener7
(58,454 posts)3. People would be pretty dumb if they DIDN'T assume that.
tulipsandroses
(8,131 posts)4. That ship has already sailed. People around the world see what Americans don't. That trump is a danger
When Biden won and declared that America was back - World leaders expressed skepticism. They wondered how could Americans have been elected him in the first place and expressed concerns that America would re-elect him in the future. They knew more than we did.
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patphil
(8,739 posts)5. A valid assumption. The Trump government has shown this with both his appointments, and their words and actions.
Wiz Imp
(9,072 posts)6. That''s been true since at least 1/20/2025
But every day, with every action they take, it becomes more and more obvious.
Iggo
(49,677 posts)7. Well...yeah.
I thought that was obvious.