America's credibility is a joke. U.S. leaders aren't even trying to hide it anymore.

After the U.S.'s messy and bloody exit from Afghanistan, many people accused President Joe Biden of costing the U.S. its credibility with the rest of the world [View in browser]( [Image]( December 29, 2021 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Think America's foreign reputation suffered under Trump? 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"Where credibility matters most is in diplomacy," Parsi writes. "But Washington rarely exhibits the same level of concern when U.S. leaders diminish the value of America's word. The so-called credibility mob says little or nothing when we betray our signature." 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