As usual, you speak for far too many "basic Merkans."

There are a lot of people out there who are very much aware of the situation, but don't particularly care. I’m one.

Then there are those who have more pressing issues, like feeding the family -- and keeping the family car running so they can continue to feed the family. And when they get a moment, it's family time, not government policy time. I’m one.

The only people who really give more than two wits about the United States’ foreign policy are those it would directly effect. The average Joe on the street couldn't care what the country's foreign policy is, but will fight tooth and nail over America's in-house policies.

It appears one-sided because the have-nots (everybody else) in foreign policy are shouting against the haves' (the current administration’s) stone walls. It will change when the haves are ready to change it (translates to genuine voter interest), and after the government decides the fight might be worth giving their counter arguments (as posted by Raoul), and not moment before.

Dan