Even allowing for that, I’d prefer the dismantalling occur under an administration whose diplomatic acumen extends beyond tweeting about the size of our nuclear arsenal.
To me, it seems that the US is powerful enough to take an equal seat at the table with the little guys in an organization whose powers are very limited and still exert more than adequate influence around the world as needed to protect our interests.
Yes, this means accomodating backward regimes and recognizing that our ability to dictate their affairs without the barrel of a gun to do so is limited, but it keeps us talking at least, and gives us a platform to try and influence them.
Could the organization be better run? Undoubtedly. But wouldn’t the US be better served trying to reinvigorate an existing framework rather than trying to set up unilateral treaties with hundreds of countries at the same time the State Department is being gutted?
This is bad news, the world is more interconnected than ever and the apparent intent of this administration to withdraw from that doesn’t bode well for our position going forward.
And for the record, yes, I think that us being in the corner of countries who aren’t in the position to defend themselves from other superpowers is a good thing.
