Whaaattt?

@ViewAhead It does matter as other countries are already creating alliances and accords and making overtures to sideline the US out of world trade agreements, find new partners for individual and collective trade, modify NATO behaviours and armament policies - not buying US military tech, create their own IT and satellite connections and systems to get away from Google, META, Microsoft and Starlink.

That all means less investment, fewer jobs and diplomatic isolation for tomorrow's US altho in farming, car manufacturing, anything needing aluminium, it's already happening.

War has changed. Multi million dollar cruise missiles are very old hat when used against and out-manouvered by 20 to 300,000 dollar drones. One of the US's biggest aircraft carriers has been put out of action by a laundry fire and has had to limp off to criatia for repairs. All those dollars, munitions and sailors utterly useless and no good for bullying and intimidating the enemy now or in the future.

The playground has fundamentally changed.

 

It doesn't matter for those in charge in the US, @Obelix-Vendée, as money has no borders so they can move their wealth around. If ordinary Americans suffer, through job losses, etc, why would they care? It may translate into fewer votes at the next election, but as it is a two-horse race and neither horse is an attractive option, that makes little difference. Across the world, those in charge (front of house and, more importantly in many cases including in the UK, behind the scenes) are pretty much able to do what they want without effective pushback. The esteem of other nations no longer matters as wealth accumulation and status within the 1% is not dependent on it.