...Pompeo said that while the Trump administration is “often critiqued for†withdrawing from “multilateral institutions,†it is precisely because of that—and because of the focus on using America’s strength in bilateral negotiations to more nimbly push the president’s vision for the world—that the president and the administration are having these successes. Pompeo said Trump has strengthened U.S. involvement in some, like NATO, and withdrawn the U.S. where it does make sense for the national interest in places like the Iran deal or the Paris climate accord.
“One of the things that we’re often critiqued for is not liking multilateral institutions. We’ve withdrawn from the JCPOA, Paris Climate Accords—it’s true, we did,†Pompeo said. “We did because those made no sense for the United States of America. But where it makes sense is: we’ve got 80 plus countries working together to take down the Caliphate. We’ve now strengthened NATO. We have the whole world now understanding the threat the Chinese Communist Party presents to the world in ways 18 months or 30 months ago it did not. Now you see these agreements coming to fruition where countries want to partner alongside the United States and its allies. That’s central to the president’s vision of how you generate peace, but look even in places where we have adversaries like Russia. We’ve had success now on the first three meetings for strategic arms control proliferation risk. These are all deeply connected. The president’s peace agenda is real, and has proven to begin bearing fruit over the last 18 to 20 months.â€...
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/16/exclusive-secretary-pompeo-trumps-peace-agenda-successes-happening-outside-multilateral-institutions/-----------
I can personally attest that little of significance in the world happens because of the efforts of bureaucracy, proven again by these Trump/Pompeo ME peace deals.
