Posted on 05/20/2018 9:17:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
US President Donald Trump is an exceptionally shrewd tactician. He proved his ingenuity by becoming the president of America despite adverse propaganda. Now he seems to have outsmarted the entire world by withdrawing from the Iran nuclear agreement.
His objectives will become clear in time but my posit is that he has set the cat among the pigeons. Europe is concerned and desperately wants to retain the nuclear agreement with Tehran because there are incentives for Europe. Many companies have committed themselves to huge multimillion-euro investments in Iran, and stand to lose heavily if sanctions are enforced by the US.
Trump is acutely aware of this and views this as Europe’s Achilles heel. He knows, also, that Europe will scramble, together with the Iranians, to revise the agreement so it becomes acceptable to the Americans. Germany, France and Britain have tried their best to persuade Trump to stay in the deal, without success.
There is no doubt that he understands Europe’s predicament and rationale. The US stands to gain an amended and secure agreement with Iran, despite having put little into the procurement process. The Europeans will do all the work and Trump will take the credit. This would be a prodigious achievement.
“The Europeans will do all the work (to revise and restore the Iran Deal) and Trump will get all the credit (for restoring it under more acceptable terms).
Clever strategy. I like it. I like it a lot.
One has to be ready to just ignore the bad press for a while.
Let the little lambs bleat!
if this would lead to a toppling of the most socialist governments (France, Germany and a few others)
It is high time for the rest of the world to remember that the US is the big boy on the block and we’re tired taking the world’s BS.
The rest of the world needs to toe the US’s line.
Iran is a State sponsor of terror.
They have a screw loose and can never have nuclear capability.
Euroweenies are too greedy and selfish let their eventual demise get in the way of immediate personal financial gain.
Those are two words you rarely see together.
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Sad but true. Too many Europeans have such existential self loathing that they celebrate the means of their own demise.
Nice plan, but when has that ever happened with the Euros?
Europe is corrupt, even more than the US.
He's going to accomplish two things, one being regime change in Tehran (since the mullahcracy filled with Shiite-heads won't budge), and a very favorable trade agreement with Europe -- actually, probably two, one with the EU and one with the UK. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Very Stable Genius.
And what if the Europeans don’t lift a finger? US sanctions alone won’t have much bite, especially if the Europeans are actively subverting them.
No, there has to be some other ‘active’ part of the strategy. There has to be a ‘stick’ to go with the ‘carrot’.
THE BEST prospects for the USD lie in the dissolution of the Euro.
MAGA!!!
I don't understand how otherwise normally intelligent people can be so daft!
Euroweenies will sell us the uranium we need to blow them up.
He’s a bold tactician, that’s for sure, but there’s lots of those. What sets Trump apart is that he’s a master strategist. He’s an outstanding big-picture guy. It’s really amazing to watch him work.
IIRC there was this pallet of cash in the mix somewhere.
Good point but.......
When have we ever had a DJT as POTUS?
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