Trump’s unhinged proposal to take Gaza, “relocate” more than a million starving people to an unspecified locale, and turn their bombed homes into a resort for the wealthy didn’t go over well. Following his threats to Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Canada, Denmark, and Greenland, the civilized world is ag...
Good. America is the aggressor internationally. Losing soft power is a net benefit for mankind.
If they lose soft power, what do they have to fall back on?
Noone?
The limiting factor of American military action is neither will nor the number of adversaries. It is logistics. America will not suddenly be more prone to using violence when its soft power runs dry, because the core logistical challenge has not changed. In fact, the opposite will occur, having fewer methods to keep its allies from withdrawing support.