Fiona Hill: Ukraine War Highlights Decline of American ‘Moral Authority,’ ‘Hubris and Hypocrisy’

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HILL: “Now, since 1991, the United States has seemingly stood alone as the global superpower, but I would argue that today, after a fraught two-decade period shaped by American-led military interventions and direct engagement in regional wars, the Ukraine war highlights the decline of the United States itself. Now, this decline is relative, of course, economically and militarily, but it is very serious in terms of U.S. moral authority. And again, we’ve heard quite a lot about that as well. Unfortunately, just as Osama bin Laden intended, the U.S.’s own reactions and actions have eroded its position since the devastating terrorist attacks of 9/11. ‘America fatigue’ — and we actually heard about that last night on the panel, as you might recall, I’d already had that in my notes — and then we heard one of our panelists actually say, ‘America fatigue’ and disillusionment with its role as the global hegemon is widespread.”

(Via RealClearPolitics)