Through the years, the United Nations and its member countries respected the United States and its Presidents. It may not have always agreed with or voted with America's proposals, but by and large the U.N. followed the lead of the United States. That changed somewhat during the George W. Bush administration when he ordered the invasion and occupation of Iraq over WMD that did not exist. Most U. N. members rejected Bush's call to join in the invasion and Turkey, a staunch U.S. ally, refused the U.S. request to use Turkish territory to launch a part of the invasion into Iraq.
But just this week, President Trump attended the U.N. meeting in New York and bragged about his so called accomplishments, attacked our allies and flaunt America's military power that brought laughter from many U.N. member countries. The trumpet man brought his disrespect to a gathering of nations that meet to try and bridge the gap and discuss the problems the world has to address. But the trumpet man choose to toot his own horn which brought the laughter.
Trump failed to be a statesman at a critical time and has continued to isolate America, its allies and farther damage the reputation of America's willingness to lead the world. It was another pitiful performance by a President whose administration is in chaos with scandal and hell bent to rule in a autocratic manner.
The people and the country deserve better.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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