NATION: On downhill slide

A quote from the old movie “Wizard of Oz” (the lion), “Things just get worser, worser and worser.”

Already in spats with China, Russia and Iran Biden’s announcement, “America is Back,” didn’t go over with our allies as the Democrats hoped

The Asia policy — imposing sanctions without materially affecting Myanmar’s Army’s ability to rule has very little support. Vice President Harris’s niece, Meena, is believed to be siding with the Bharatiya Janata Party, protesters, which didn’t make Indian or Kamala very happy.

The French are not too happy with the import of U.S. academic and cultural wokeness. They see it as a threat to their way of life. They don’t seem to like our current moralism. I don’t blame them one bit.

Iran is showing little interest in restoring the nuclear deal with the U.S. Israel and friendly Arab states resent the USA’s shift in that direction.

Cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline has the Canadians unhappy.

Brazil’s president is not happy with deforestation in the Amazon Basin.

Biden must have gotten a lot of dollars from unions. They are now sweethearts going after “right to work” laws.

And this is just a small start!

JESS W. VANCE

Coeur d’Alene