I hate to say I told you so': Global affairs analyst details Trump’s missteps

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Global affairs analyst Kimberly Dozier isn't at all surprised to see President Donald Trump being completely abandoned by international leaders. Thus far, the only country willing to entertain some help has been France. Trump revealed on Monday afternoon, while speaking at the Kennedy Center, that he has spoken with the U.K. and called them out for not being receptive to helping the U.S."He didn't give allies any heads up that this was about to happen," she said about the attacks on Iran. "He didn't do any of the things that you normally do before a major military operation to build a coalition of support, at least, support diplomatically. So, now he's asking through a tweet demanding that they step in. Germany has just gone on record saying you started this war, it's not our problem."Indeed, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius released a statement saying, "What does Trump expect a handful of European frigates to do that the powerful US Navy cannot? This is not our war, and we didn't start it."Dozier noted that one of the problems is that the U.S. has the strongest Navy in the world, and those countries do not."The British Prime Minister is, of course, in conversations with the White House, but remember, only in the last week or so, President Trump had said of Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, that he's no Churchill, because they were angry that the initial assault had been denied the use of British airfields to launch attacks," she added. She's unsure whether anyone will come to the U.S.’ aid and noted it might depend on how long the war and the blockade last. "At this point, I think you're going to have to see the White House exercise some more humble pie, at least behind closed doors, to get people on board, because their populations are watching this and they don't want to see their governments be become patsies to what they see as a bully in the White House," Dozier explained. She also explained that Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth might see Iran as completely decimated because they don't have the military akin to the States'. However, Iran has a powerful asymmetric warfare operation. Those are tactics that are different from typical bombs like hacking or tapping sleeper cells abroad, suicide bombers etc. Iran, for example, is using $20,000 to $50,000 drones that they are using as bombs themselves, explained ABC News. Hegseth made it clear last week that the drones are making their way through the protections that the U.S. has in place. "Air defense systems like the Patriot missile system used to intercept drones and other projectiles can cost around $4 million per shot, according to the data on the CSIS website," ABC Said. So, the U.S. is spending $4 million to take out $20,000 drones. Ukraine has devised a $1,000 drone interceptor that they have used against Russia, Military Times reported. They offered it to the United States, but in an interview with NBC News, Trump said the "last person we need help from is Volodymyr Zelenskyy."

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Global affairs analyst Kimberly Dozier isn't at all surprised to see President Donald Trump being completely abandoned by international leaders. Thus far, the only country willing to entertain some help has been France. Trump revealed on Monday afternoon, while speaking at the Kennedy Center, that he has spoken with the U.K. and called them out for not being receptive to helping the U.S."He didn't give allies any heads up that this was about to happen," she said about the attacks on Iran. "He didn't do any of the things that you normally do before a major military operation to build a coalition of support, at least, support diplomatically. So, now he's asking through a tweet demanding that they step in. Germany has just gone on record saying you started this war, it's not our problem."Indeed, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius released a statement saying, "What does Trump expect a handful of European frigates to do that the powerful US Navy cannot? This is not our war, and we didn't start it."Dozier noted that one of the problems is that the U.S. has the strongest Navy in the world, and those countries do not."The British Prime Minister is, of course, in conversations with the White House, but remember, only in the last week or so, President Trump had said of Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, that he's no Churchill, because they were angry that the initial assault had been denied the use of British airfields to launch attacks," she added. She's unsure whether anyone will come to the U.S.’ aid and noted it might depend on how long the war and the blockade last. "At this point, I think you're going to have to see the White House exercise some more humble pie, at least behind closed doors, to get people on board, because their populations are watching this and they don't want to see their governments be become patsies to what they see as a bully in the White House," Dozier explained. She also explained that Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth might see Iran as completely decimated because they don't have the military akin to the States'. However, Iran has a powerful asymmetric warfare operation. Those are tactics that are different from typical bombs like hacking or tapping sleeper cells abroad, suicide bombers etc. Iran, for example, is using $20,000 to $50,000 drones that they are using as bombs themselves, explained ABC News. Hegseth made it clear last week that the drones are making their way through the protections that the U.S. has in place. "Air defense systems like the Patriot missile system used to intercept drones and other projectiles can cost around $4 million per shot, according to the data on the CSIS website," ABC Said. So, the U.S. is spending $4 million to take out $20,000 drones. Ukraine has devised a $1,000 drone interceptor that they have used against Russia, Military Times reported. They offered it to the United States, but in an interview with NBC News, Trump said the "last person we need help from is Volodymyr Zelenskyy."

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