So, he drew up two lists, one for the 10 best decisions in US foreign policy over the past 250 years, and one for the 10 worst. Or that the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the forced expulsion of the Cherokee in 1838 rank three and six among the worst decisions respectively. The US made its worst decisions whenever it turned its back on that philosophy, sabotaged multilateral organizations or went rogue inside the very international system it built. Their vision was to correct the legacy of the League of Nations, which was created after World War I but could not prevent World War II. The list of the worst decisions tells the story of US power used wrong.


Source:   Taipei Times
January 27, 2026 17:31 UTC