From the former president of Estonia-No more lectures on rule of law from the US!

[EleanorR]

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[dewsgirl]

1. Just perfect.

[polichick]

2. Who can blame them?

[Girard442]

3. Yup, we done screwed the pooch. Can't unscrew it now.

[Rider3]

4. Yes,

I must agree with him. I actually thought that, too. We no longer can comment on other countries' actions when we cannot end our own corruption. This country is so hypocritical, it's embarrassing.

[0rganism]

5. they probably shouldn't have listened to the US anyway

centuries of mistreatment of Native American populations alone is enough to belie any lofty notions we may purport to embrace

[crickets]

6. This national black eye is going to last a long, long time.

It will reverberate in every diplomatic situation going forward.

[moondust]

7. Pretty obvious to objective "outsiders."

British may not be so publicly critical because they currently need a good deal and they know Dumpy is dumb enough to give away the farm to buy their "support."

[Bettie]

8. And from within the USA

Republicans can no longer claim:

Patriotism
Morality
Truthfulness
Christianity
Fiscal Responsibility

(there are probably others, but that covers the main points)

[krkaufman]

10. Please...

They’ll continue claiming all of that with the same credibility and media scrutiny they always have.

[Bettie]

20. And that is why our people need to start saying it

they have no problem calling our side un-any of that.

So, we need to give it right back. The only way to combat that messaging is with messaging of our own.

[OMGWTF]

12. They've gone from the "Daddy" party to the "Assh0le Drunk Uncle Who Fks-Up Every Family Event" party

[krkaufman]

9. Ukraine all over...

Now Estonia’s interfering in our elections!!

[OMGWTF]

11. My 30-something niece just moved to Estonia from Seattle - yesterday, for realz.

She saw a John Oliver bit about how Estonia looks like it's waiting for a Shrek attack -- https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=john+oliver+estonia+bit&view=detail&mid=A95497DF8AAD2E6865DAA95497DF8AAD2E6865DA&FORM=VIRE, so went there three years ago and fell in love with the country and its people. She's made friends and has been there five times. There are 700 start-up companies in Estonia right now it's a cheap country to live in. I can't wait to visit her but I do worry about her being so close to Russia.

[DemocracyMouse]

15. Lithuania is also quite beautiful --and has a fairly fierce young democracy

The Lithuanians can't stand the Russians, and not just for their geopolitical aggression. The Russians are pushy in their physical body language even in neutral tourist zones...

But, in the end, the real problem is not Russia, it's not the US, it's the high concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a very few.

[gab13by13]

13. Truth!

[KPN]

14. This should be front page, headline news in every

non-right wing propaganda newspaper and on every broadcast news report throughout the nation. Sadly, it will get minimal notice by the media, if any. We have big problems in the nation of American exceptionalism!

[PatSeg]

16. Someone should remind republicans

the the whole world is watching, not just their narrow-minded base.

[Evolve Dammit]

17. For God Damn sure.

[warmfeet]

18. Why would any country in the world trust us ever again?

They wouldn't, they won't and they shouldn't.

[UTUSN]

19. K&R

[MerryBlooms]

21. republicans have set an ominous precedent for the world to see and fear.

[Karadeniz]

22. This was posted yesterday, also, and I hoped to see it on all the media! Haven't yet.