Whether a foreign country as friendly or not in the United States greatly constrains the U. S. leaders 'choice in foreign policy decision-making.

美国人把某一国家看作是友好国家还是敌对国家至少在外延上规定了美国制定对该国政策时的选择范围。

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If the report of his foreign policy vetting true, it represents an improper interference in the U.S. decision-making chain the very interference of which Republicans correctly accused the Clintons in the 2000 presidential campaign.

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For example the U.S. has seen a slight deterioration in women in political decision-making this year, which has caused other nations to jump ahead.

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Washington needs to maintain at least parity in strategic forces with Russia and must never allow those levels to fall to a point where allies believe the Russian or Chinese short-range nuclear arsenals will affect U.S. decision-making in a crisis.

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