As the G20 summit shows, the US under its erratic president is losing its soft power – and its friends.
In the movie version, they would have talked for a few minutes and then found an excuse to dismiss their foreign ministers and interpreters. At long last, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump would be alone and in private. Putin would look the American up and down, as proud as a father gazing upon his grown son. “We did it,” Putin might say softly, almost to himself. “We actually did it.”Trump would reply, “It’s your greatest achievement, sir. I am your …read more
Source: AlterNet
