Core Command
2018-06-10 03:39:37 UTC
[Trumps] Debacle in Quebec
"He didnt put America first; Russia first would be a better description. And
he didnt demand drastic policy changes from our allies; he demanded that
they stop doing bad things they arent doing. This wasnt a tough stance on
behalf of American interests, it was a declaration of ignorance and policy
insanity."
"Trump started with a call for readmitting Russia to the group, which makes
no sense at all. The truth is that Russia, whose GDP is about the same size
as Spains and quite a bit smaller than Brazils, was always a ringer in what
was meant to be a group of major economies. It was brought in for strategic
reasons, and kicked out when it invaded Ukraine. There is no possible
justification for bringing it back, other than whatever hold Putin has on
Trump personally."
"Was there any strategy behind Trumps behavior? Well, it was pretty much
exactly what he would have done if he really is Putins puppet: yelling at
friendly nations about sins they arent committing wont bring back American
jobs, but its exactly what someone who does want to break up the Western
alliance would like to see.
Alternatively, maybe he was just acting out because he couldnt stand having
to spend hours with powerful people who will neither flatter him nor bribe
him by throwing money at his family businesses people who, in fact, didnt
try very hard to hide the contempt they feel for the man leading what is
still, for the moment, a great power."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/opinion/debacle-in-quebec.html?
rref=opinion&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&content
Collection=Opinion&pgtype=Multimedia
"He didnt put America first; Russia first would be a better description. And
he didnt demand drastic policy changes from our allies; he demanded that
they stop doing bad things they arent doing. This wasnt a tough stance on
behalf of American interests, it was a declaration of ignorance and policy
insanity."
"Trump started with a call for readmitting Russia to the group, which makes
no sense at all. The truth is that Russia, whose GDP is about the same size
as Spains and quite a bit smaller than Brazils, was always a ringer in what
was meant to be a group of major economies. It was brought in for strategic
reasons, and kicked out when it invaded Ukraine. There is no possible
justification for bringing it back, other than whatever hold Putin has on
Trump personally."
"Was there any strategy behind Trumps behavior? Well, it was pretty much
exactly what he would have done if he really is Putins puppet: yelling at
friendly nations about sins they arent committing wont bring back American
jobs, but its exactly what someone who does want to break up the Western
alliance would like to see.
Alternatively, maybe he was just acting out because he couldnt stand having
to spend hours with powerful people who will neither flatter him nor bribe
him by throwing money at his family businesses people who, in fact, didnt
try very hard to hide the contempt they feel for the man leading what is
still, for the moment, a great power."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/opinion/debacle-in-quebec.html?
rref=opinion&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&content
Collection=Opinion&pgtype=Multimedia