Remember the Eighth of May. History may recall it as the day the United States abandoned its belief in allies. Donald Trump’s exit from the Iran agreement puts Washington — rather than Tehran — in violation of an international deal. For the first time in decades, the US is acting without a European partner. The 2003 Iraq war was backed by Britain, Spain and others — along with halfhearted efforts to coax France and Germany. Mr Trump, by contrast, has isolated America from the rest of the west without serious effort at all. Who else could unify the post-Brexit UK with Europe?
請記住5月8日這個日子。歷史可能會記住美國在這一天放棄了其對盟國的信念。唐納•川普(Donald Trump)退出伊朗核協議讓華盛頓——而不是德黑蘭——違反了一項國際協議。幾十年來頭一回，美國在沒有任何歐洲夥伴支持的情況下行事。2003年的伊拉克戰爭是在英國、西班牙等國的支持下發動的——美國還曾半心半意地試圖爭取法國和德國。相比之下，川普使美國孤立於其他所有西方國家，而沒有付出與盟友協調的任何努力。還有誰能讓退歐後的英國與歐洲團結起來？