American weakness on full display
America’s weakness is on clear display according to retired Admiral James Lyons, who wrote a piece for the Washington Times last week. “President Obama’s growing image of ineffectiveness and weakness” is evident both at home and abroad, Lyons wrote.
Over the last several months, the world has watched as the United States made “humiliating gestures to Iran” in exchange for mockery, wrestled two frustrating wars and tried to tackle the worst environmental disaster the country has ever faced in the Gulf of Mexico—all the while, being slighted by foes and former allies alike.
Sixty-two percent of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track according to a recent survey. The rest of the world can see this too. “Signs of instability amid a growing perception of American weakness are everywhere,” the Washington Times wrote earlier this month. “Allies and friends are beginning to hedge their bets, distancing themselves from us.”
Perhaps few things reveal America’s weakness quite like the war in Afghanistan, as the Trumpetwrote about on Friday. The stringent rules of engagement currently imposed on U.S. troops have locked them into a quagmire in the region. Admiral Lyons wrote: “[T]he restricted rules of engagements in force in Afghanistan are tying the hands of our military and costing American lives.” The country’s floundering efforts in Afghanistan have not gone unnoticed by the rest of the world.
“America is heading toward a colossal defeat in Afghanistan,” wrote the Washington Times. “Unless there is a dramatic change in policy and leadership, the United States will suffer the most calamitous military setback in its history—one that will mark the end of the American moment, the loss of superpower status in the eyes of the world.”
As we have written in the past, America’s days as the world’s lone superpower are over. The country is under a curse of weakness, as described in Leviticus 26:19-20: “And I will break the pride of your power …. And your strength shall be spent in vain ….”
