
During a period with seemingly very little good news in the world, I really needed this. Assuming it was done for the optics it conveys, it’s some much needed reassurance that our allies actually have our back. Granted, we’re still absolutely fucked in the short term if the worst happens, it’s still nice to see.
I suspect this is due to it having been a holiday across the country, so people figured they had nothing better to do. Either way, it’s nice to see.
I’m in a city of about 10K and this was the first time in about the 12 years I’ve been here where I had to actually wait in a proper line. It probably took about 20-30 minutes whereas I’d normally be through in about 5.