Mark Slapinski - March 17, 2026


Trump Asked For Help. His Allies Said...


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4 minutes

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176.49869

Word Count

739

Sentence Count

31


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00:00:00.000 Donald Trump is asking his allies for help, and they're all telling him to get lost.
00:00:05.040 As the Americans struggle to deal with the fallout of the ongoing war in Iran,
00:00:09.060 Trump has asked America's allies to send warships to the region.
00:00:12.600 However, not a single country has committed to doing so.
00:00:16.000 After America and Israel attacked Iran, Iran closed the important Strait of Hormuz,
00:00:20.840 where 20% of the world's oil flows through.
00:00:23.520 Now Donald Trump is on social media asking for help.
00:00:26.120 He wants other countries to send warships to the region and help reopen the strait.
00:00:30.660 Hopefully, China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others that are affected by this
00:00:35.380 artificial constraint will send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a
00:00:39.920 threat by a nation that has been totally decapitated. Now, normally when America asks its
00:00:44.520 allies for help, those allies immediately spring into action. For example, when the United States
00:00:49.320 was attacked on September 11th, the majority of European countries and Canada came to their
00:00:54.460 rescue and fought alongside them in Afghanistan. When George Bush decided to invade Iraq and
00:00:59.680 overthrow Saddam, both the Australians and the British fought alongside them. However,
00:01:05.080 this time is different. Today, Germany's defense minister declared that the country won't send
00:01:09.480 any warships to the region, stating this is not Germany's war. Listen to this.
00:01:24.460 one of several US allies that said on Monday it had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock
00:01:30.460 the Strait of Hormuz. That's after President Donald Trump asked for military supports to
00:01:35.740 keep the vital waterway open. Some are very enthusiastic about it and some aren't.
00:01:42.940 Trump's request follows Iran's response to US-Israeli attacks. And it's not just Germany
00:01:47.660 that's refusing to send ships to the region. China, the UK, France and Australia have all
00:01:53.980 all been hesitant to send warships to the region now this is an extremely important development
00:01:59.100 it shows that america under trump have successfully alienated a lot of their important allies
00:02:05.260 canada was not attacked on september 11th america was but when they asked for our help we got
00:02:11.400 involved canadian troops died alongside american troops in afghanistan and how did trump repay us
00:02:17.600 he repaid us by threatening our sovereignty disrespecting our leaders and starting a trade
00:02:23.000 war with us this sort of behavior sends a powerful message to other allies of america under trump
00:02:28.760 loyalty is a one-way street this matters because both israel and america attacked iran and it
00:02:34.760 appears that they didn't have a good backup plan for dealing with the strait of hormuz
00:02:38.600 this means that oil prices are going to go up and the price of gasoline is going to skyrocket
00:02:44.040 all over the world people are already complaining about the price of gas in this country listen to
00:02:48.600 this. The sudden jump in gas prices is hitting Montrealers hard. For this cab driver eating the
00:02:56.480 extra cost of fuel is cutting into his already razor thin margins. For others it's just another
00:03:02.740 unwelcome expense. We're obviously not very happy about the price of gas and we certainly feel we're
00:03:09.620 held hostage by what's going on with the United States and what's happening with the war. The war
00:03:14.740 has choked off the world's oil supply gas prices are up between 20 and 24 cents a liter since the
00:03:21.260 start of the conflict diesel is up almost 50 cents a liter the next thing people will be complaining
00:03:27.320 about is the price of groceries because the price of gas affects everything including groceries in
00:03:32.720 the short term this is really going to affect people's wallets it's going to have a huge effect
00:03:37.080 on the people that are struggling to get by the increased price of gas the increased price of
00:03:41.680 groceries could push a lot of people right off the edge. The real story here is that America is
00:03:46.680 becoming increasingly isolated. Of course, America isn't going to become like North Korea or Russia
00:03:51.780 today or tomorrow. The longer Trump is in power, the further its allies will move away from the
00:03:56.680 country. So I want to be clear that this isn't just another Middle East headline. This is a story of
00:04:01.600 what happens when you have a president that treats his allies like garbage and then turns around and
00:04:06.020 expects them to help him. Trump asked for help. His allies told him to get lost.