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The really ugly thing here is, al-Sharaa is the best thing to happen to Syria in decades. Most people have been urging recognition of his government and the relaxation of sanctions because he's about as good we can expect a leader of Syria to be.
And he is still bribing Trump.
This isn't merely corruption. This is the *normalization * of corruption. Even countries that abide by democratic norms and international law are going to need to grease palms to conduct regular diplomatic relations. The EU and UK and Canada might be able to weather his bullshit until he folds like he always does, but developing nations will be stuck trying to bid for American favor.
Welcome to the Chinese century.
Ok comment until the random sinophobic punchline. Imagine blaming this on chinese people. jfc.
I don't know if that's blame, or just acknowledging that USA's general direction leads to China becoming 'the' world power by USA forfeitting their soft power around the world.
I'm not. I'm saying this will lead to China becoming the premier world power instead of us.
Imagine having reading comprehension skills. jfc
It's not sinophobic to recognize who will be filling the power vacuum
I believe they meant that China will become the dominant power after the US finishes torpedoing itself.