THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Galen Carpenter) - Trump Didn’t Destroy the ‘Rules-Based International Order’
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Foreign Affairs Trump Didn’t Destroy the ‘Rules-Based International Order’ It was always a fraud. Credit: Drop of Light Accusations have burgeoned that President Donald Trump is determined to destroy the “rules-based international order” established after World War II. Some of his actions certainly resemble old-style, 19th century imperialism. His initial demand that Denmark sell Greenland to the United States fits that description. One could readily envision previous presidents such as Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, or William McKinley making a similar move for U.S. territorial aggrandizement. Trump is a…Open