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Biden Promises US Return to World Cooperation

Ken Bredemeier

   Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised a return to
   U.S. cooperation in its international relations, while accusing
   President Donald Trump of leaving the country's reputation and
   influence "in tatters" with his "America First" policy.

   Biden's draft platform, released this week, said that under Trump,
   "America stands alone. Our country is less safe, our economy more
   fragile, and our democracy, values and unity endangered."

   Biden, in the draft platform likely to be adopted next month by the
   Democratic National Convention as he is officially nominated as the
   party's presidential nominee, accused Trump of having "retreated" from
   the world stage.

   Biden said Trump's actions have allowed U.S. adversaries "to fill the
   void," while the U.S. leader has "hollowed out American diplomacy,
   shredded international commitments, weakened our alliances and
   tarnished our credibility.

   "Democrats believe four more years of Donald Trump will damage our
   influence beyond repair," Biden wrote.

   "But closing the chapter on 'America First' is just the beginning of
   the work ahead. We must meet the world as it is today, not as it was
   before President Trump's destruction. That's why we cannot simply
   aspire to restore American leadership. We must reinvent it for a new
   era."

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