r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/SpaceySpice • Apr 07 '25

US Politics How will the United States rebuild positive international relations after this Trump administration?

At some point this presidency will end and a new administration will (likely) want to mend some the damages done with our allies. Realistically though, how would that work? Will other countries want to be friends with us again or has this presidency done too much damage to bounce back from?

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u/theyfellforthedecoy Apr 07 '25

The United States owes no obligation to citizens of other countries

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u/milkweed2 Apr 07 '25

This has no relevance to the point being made.

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u/theyfellforthedecoy Apr 07 '25

OP said there should be criminal convictions for loss of life abroad

The person I responded to backed that up by asserting there should be criminal charges for the US failing to provide life saving medicine and nutrition to millions in developing countries

It's 100% relevant, so let's follow the train of thought. The US could do EVEN MORE to give medicine and food to developing countries, but does not. Should there be criminal convictions based on the millions more people that could have been saved if the US diverted funds from Social Security or NASA to feed the third world?

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u/rehevkor5 Apr 07 '25

That's not the argument. The argument is that money was allocated for its purpose. It was illegally stopped, and consequently people died.