Richard Haass: ‘It Has Suddenly Become Risky To Be an American Ally’

BRZEZINSKI Yeah and you ░░░░░░░░ something like this what ░░░░░░░░ interesting about this one ░░░░░░░░ you see it on ░░░░░░░░ News them continuing to ░░░░░░░░ completely ignore the story ░░░░░░░░ defend the administration on ░░░░░░░░ and the administration Richard ░░░░░░░░ to push back and ░░░░░░░░ of throwing some non ░░░░░░░░ out there to push ░░░░░░░░ against it This seems ░░░░░░░░ be the type of ░░░░░░░░ that is actually showing ░░░░░░░░ American public the lying ░░░░░░░░ out They see the ░░░░░░░░ They can do the ░░░░░░░░ here It s one ░░░░░░░░ those situations And I ░░░░░░░░ just wondering in the ░░░░░░░░ of our foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ that what s happening ░░░░░░░░ well HAASS Well sure ░░░░░░░░ Watergate You have the ░░░░░░░░ and then you have ░░░░░░░░ cover up BRZEZINSKI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ So what we have ░░░░░░░░ the original first of ░░░░░░░░ to me the biggest ░░░░░░░░ not using the proper ░░░░░░░░ room National Security Council ░░░░░░░░ that s where you ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Mm hmm HAASS ░░░░░░░░ conversations about major policies ░░░░░░░░ on any app Signal ░░░░░░░░ anything else Then you ░░░░░░░░ now all the you ░░░░░░░░ trying not coming straight ░░░░░░░░ leveling with the American ░░░░░░░░ and not instituting reforms ░░░░░░░░ would be so much ░░░░░░░░ if they simply said ░░░░░░░░ So much easier HAASS ░░░░░░░░ learned from this Every ░░░░░░░░ learns from its first ░░░░░░░░ All they would have ░░░░░░░░ do is say yeah ░░░░░░░░ learned from it And ░░░░░░░░ the future we re ░░░░░░░░ to do these things ░░░░░░░░ meetings rather than on ░░░░░░░░ whatever We re going ░░░░░░░░ put into place all ░░░░░░░░ of policy reviews and ░░░░░░░░ forth That is what ░░░░░░░░ d have to do ░░░░░░░░ believe it or not ░░░░░░░░ you re an ally ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm HAASS this ░░░░░░░░ you very very uneasy ░░░░░░░░ sharing sensitive information and ░░░░░░░░ raises questions of competence ░░░░░░░░ who are allies Allies ░░░░░░░░ people who put their ░░░░░░░░ in our basket Our ░░░░░░░░ security is on us ░░░░░░░░ they see stuff like ░░░░░░░░ and they go we ░░░░░░░░ dependent on these guys ░░░░░░░░ re getting tariffs put ░░░░░░░░ them Monday Wednesdays and ░░░░░░░░ And now Tuesdays Thursdays ░░░░░░░░ Saturdays this has happened ░░░░░░░░ has suddenly become risky ░░░░░░░░ be an American ally.”