Reputation drops when people actually respect you. US was just paying for the lip service from their "allies" to kiss the ring. They'd invade or destroy countries internally that didn't line up.
A PR campaign doesn't create respect.
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Reputation drops when people actually respect you. US was just paying for the lip service from their "allies" to kiss the ring. They'd invade or destroy countries internally that didn't line up.
A PR campaign doesn't create respect.