kaiserd
I really should change my personal text
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Treaties can be an effective form of asymmetric warfare when one side can cheat knowing it can rely on "the usual" pressure groups who are not merely indifferent to the cheating but even hostile to raising the issue.
The current US leadership are themselves are not in a particular place of credibility when it comes to maintaining treaties and other international commitments.
Treaties also help frame, and provided mechanisms for detecting and limiting, cheating.
Which is particularly important if, like any democratic country, you need to build consensus for moving in any particular policy direction (especially for those that demand so much resources and the opportunity costs that come with that).
And trying to imply that “pressure groups” that happen not to share your views are somehow traitorous is often seen on this forum but no less dishonest and despicable for it.
And completely counterproductive to what you should be trying to do which is to try to convince other people, instead of alienating them.