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  I'm pretty sure that the whole plan hinged on invading during a second Trump administration. I imagine that the war would have gone significantly better for Putin, and even if not it would have been the final nail in the coffin of the US' international influence.
context: America elected a reality TV show host as President 
  He was openly laughed at during a UN speech 
  Ya think? >
  
  They think he was respected in other countries, despite polling of the people in those countries and his fleeing a NATO summit early because other world leaders were caught on video mocking him. >
  
  Republicans think trolling our allies, like they do the libs, is a sign of strength
  A 9year olds plan >
  
  When the polling was down globally under Trump, it was clearly because he was PUTTING AMERICA FIRST! And people of other nations didn't like that!
  But they (Trump voters) never really cared to read the question now did they... >
  
  Wasn't that the entire aim of the Trump administration's foreign policy? Disengage from international allies, cut off foreign aid, and kowtow to belligerent dictators. You know, MAGA. >
  
  MAGA, for Russians. >
  
  Like when Trump publicly took Putin's side and said he believed him over our own intelligence agencies >
  
  Or when Trump tore up the Iran Treaty? >
  
  Other nations aren't going to trust us as long as the GOP continues to have as much power as it has.
  The world can see how risky it is to depend on a country that can't seem to protect itself from power-hungry grifters and liars. >
  
  Didn't MAGA elect The Cheeto to get the U.S. out of the great globalist conspiracy? Some people are never happy. >
  
  right? >
  
  Is this a self aware moment for Republicans? Our influence started waning the moment we elected a fat orange clown bursting from the seams with lies, hatred, and stupidity.  It will take years to recover. >
  
  Our international credibility took the biggest hit when Bush led our allies into two boondoggle wars. Trump did a lot of damage but we were already in decline at that point. >
  
  America has had declining influence since the early 70s. With the quagmire of the Vietnam War and the Gas Crisis, America was shown to be vulnerable.
  The triumphs of the Space Race, being on the winning side of two world wars and Miracle on Ice are still worthy to be proud of. And to this day America dominates in sciences, economic prowess as well as cultural exports. 
  But its high water mark was in the 50s and 60s. Right when the Baby Boomers in power were in their formative years. And it's no wonder why that generation thinks it's owed everything. >
  
  The US was not the primary reason for winning either world war.
  They were the primary beneficiary though. >
  
  A ton of people think that though. "Back to back World War champs" is a meme. >
  
  A ton of people believe a lot of things, still confused as to why you'd make that point when no one brought it up in the first place in this discussion. >
  
  Russia invading Ukraine has proven the US to be invaluable and pushed many countries towards us.