Trump is already on his way to destroying the rule of law in America. Now he’s destroying the rules-based system of international law and diplomacy that the United States created in the wake of the horrors of World War II. “America is respected again,” he gloated in his address to the nation on December 9. For Trump, “respect” means the power to bully, regardless of law. “Our nation is strong, and America is BACK.” Wrong. What’s back is lawless gunboat diplomacy.