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user-inactivated · 2554 days ago · link · · parent · post: U.S. State Department has been gutted, with no end in sight
With the State Department in shambles it becomes harder for the US to apply soft power around the world. It is harder for us to oppose the shit they are pulling off in the Ukraine. We are losing the ability to use sanctions and economics against North Korea. We are losing influence in India. Syria is still a shit show. Etc. Russia wants a weaker US hegemony, and now they are getting it.