lakewhut: It isn’t for me to question what Ha-Shem does. Ha-Shem runs the world, I don’t.
The Americans elect their leaders, and the last few are probably responsible for giving the Russians and the Chinese idea they if they say “boo” the US will runaway and give them what they desire. To a certain extent, the responses to the Ukrainian invasion may have convinced them to reconsider.
At my age, it doesn’t really affect me.