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?
请记住5月8日这个日子。历史可能会记住美国在这一天放弃了其对盟国的信念。唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)退出伊朗核协议让华盛顿——而不是德黑兰——违反了一项国际协议。几十年来头一回，美国在没有任何欧洲伙伴支持的情况下行事。2003年的伊拉克战争是在英国、西班牙等国的支持下发动的——美国还曾半心半意地试图争取法国和德国。相比之下，特朗普使美国孤立于其他所有西方国家，而没有付出与盟友协调的任何努力。还有谁能让退欧后的英国与欧洲团结起来？