Never underestimate a wounded and decaying Empire collapsing in real time.
Imperial functionaries, even in a “diplomatic” capacity, continue to brazenly declare that their exceptionalist control over the world is mandatory.
If that’s not the case, competitors may emerge and steal the limelight – monopolized by US oligarchies. That, of course, is absolute anathema.
https://thesaker.is/the-war-of-terror-may-be-about-to-hit-europe/
...often the comments are the deciding factor in what I post...
...and they are very compelling in this link....