As Trump confronted our delinquent NATO allies, the nearly-useless diplomatic corps howled once again about his go-it-alone effectiveness. Foreign policy is not, we plebes are cautioned, to be conducted this way. My piece today for @theamgreatness amgreatness.com/2019/12/05/fog…
“Very important people with very important advanced degrees from very important universities must be involved at every step. Coaxing allies to stop welching on their debt requires many white papers and think tank conferences and pricey parties at well-appointed embassies.”
“It’s understandable why people who have been groomed their entire lives to one day serve as the deputy director assistant undersecretary of East Samoan Affairs are a little huffy at the Trump Administration.” There’s a “crisis” besieging Foggy Bottom. amgreatness.com/2019/12/05/fog…
In a sob story this week @juliaioffe warned that Trump is waging “war” on American diplomats! Lewis Lukens, an envoy who worked for Clinton and was appointed by Obama, got canned for badmouthing Trump in the U.K. We are supposed to pity him. We don’t.
amgreatness.com/2019/12/05/fog…
amgreatness.com/2019/12/05/fog…
