Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Forget the Naysayers – U.S. Remains an Inspiration To Us All 224 May 11, 2008 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Guardian (U.K.) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:U.K. Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Australia: Trump’s Intervention in Netanyahu’s Plans To Bomb Beirut Reminds World Who’s Calling Shots in Iran June 2, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Hong Kong: Kwei-Bo Huang: As US Ties with Allies Loosen, China Sees an Opportunity To Improve Relations June 2, 2026. Published in China Review News[T]he United States had itself rendered that alliance network more fragile. 0 Brazil: Xi’s Meetings with Trump and Putin Make China an Obligatory Stop for Diplomacy* May 28, 2026. Published in Folha de São Paulo During the Cold War, the United States occupied the apex of this triangular dynamic, pitting China and the USSR against each other. Today, it is Beijing that occupies that apex. 0 Germany: Trump Has Miscalculated Again Regarding US Arms Sales to Taiwan June 2, 2026. Published in Der StandardTurning the arms sales into a talking point erodes Taiwan’s trust in the United States as its protector. 0 India: Abraham Accords: Trump’s New Troublemaker in Iran Peace Talks May 31, 2026. Published in Firstpost[I]t is difficult to see how the Gulf nations would agree to sign the Abraham Accords and how the Accords could be a precondition to peace with Iran. 0 Topics Israel: Trump’s Illusion: From Tehran 2026 to Munich 1938 June 3, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom[I]t appears that the [U.S.] is capitulating in the talks. 0 Kenya: Planned US Ebola Quarantine Centre a Typical Case of Ethical Dumping June 3, 2026. Published in The StandardThis move is a typical ethical dumping approach where the so-classified as first world nations unethically conduct research in third-world countries. 0 Saudi Arabia: Lebanon: America’s Bargaining Chip in Its Standoff with Iran June 3, 2026. Published in Arab NewsUsing Lebanon as a bargaining chip through Washington’s Israeli proxy is Trump’s way of leveling the playing field. 0 Australia: Can 1 Optimal Pathway Have 2 Lanes? When It Comes to AUKUS Submarines, Apparently Yes June 3, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Hong Kong: Kwei-Bo Huang: As US Ties with Allies Loosen, China Sees an Opportunity To Improve Relations June 2, 2026. Published in China Review News[T]he United States had itself rendered that alliance network more fragile. 0 Canada: Ambassador Peter Hoekstra Fans the Flames of the 51st State Debate June 2, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Australia: Trump’s Intervention in Netanyahu’s Plans To Bomb Beirut Reminds World Who’s Calling Shots in Iran June 2, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Germany: Trump Has Miscalculated Again Regarding US Arms Sales to Taiwan June 2, 2026. Published in Der StandardTurning the arms sales into a talking point erodes Taiwan’s trust in the United States as its protector. 0 Related Articles Austria: Maybe Trump’s Tariff Bludgeon Was Good for Something after All May 20, 2025. Published in Die Presse U.K.: The Guardian View on the IMF’s Warning: Donald Trump Could Cost the World a Trillion Dollars April 22, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaos. U.K.: The Guardian View on Donald Trump’s Industrial Policy: Inward Turn by Ultimatum April 17, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control. U.K.: The Guardian View on the US Immigration Crackdown: What Began with Foreign Nationals Won’t End There April 9, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe Trump administration is deliberately fomenting fear through the deportations and arrests. U.K.: The Guardian View on Trump’s Tariffs: A Monstrous and Momentous Act of Folly April 5, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president has expelled his own country from the rules-based global trade system that America itself created. Previous articleEclipse of America? You May Bet On It, but Don’t Count On ItNext articleAmerica’s Generosity to Burma LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment