My Take | How unhinged Washington unleashes American craziness on the world
China now looks like a pretty good hedge when compared to the unqualified and unpredictable people who run the US today
That is no doubt true, but good luck convincing them. When so many top officials within the US government up to the president himself are unhinged, unqualified or both, it’s hard for responsible foreign leaders to put their trust in them.
Consider US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, a self-styled Christian Zionist who just told Maga (Make America Great Again) star podcaster Tucker Carlson that the whole Middle East belonged to Israel. In the interview, Carlson asked Huckabee about his interpretation of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, where God promised Abraham and his descendants land from the Nile to the Euphrates.
I doubt statements like that would inspire confidence among Washington’s Arabic allies and partners in the region.
US ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra has recently warned that if Ottawa’s planned purchase of new F-35 fighter jets fell through, Washington was prepared to send its own warplanes into Canadian airspace to defend North America. Canada is currently reviewing the massive purchase and may scale back on the number of US jets bought.