[marvin]

Nation-state politics often devolves to the level of children on a playground. This was one of those occasions.

[beretguy]

Not always. That third guy, the on the left, behaves himself like a responsible adult should.

[surfpel]

America did used to have real diplomacy, in the sense that there was an active dialogue between diplomats in America and their counterparts abroad. During the unipolar moment, they gave that up. That's beyond dangerous and frankly suicidal.