My tiny shred of hope for a silver lining in the current US abandonment of Ukraine is that if European countries can step up on defense, then there is an opportunity for leaders like Starmer to show "great voices" and strong actions that should impress these young guys. Well, dependent on framing.

I'm sorry for all the 'cheese eating surrender monkey' jokes of my youth. France and many others in Europe are really stepping up in this time of crisis, alongside Starmer and Trudeau maybe stronger alliances and a more decentralized balance of Western power can be forged as the USA self-isolates.