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A Weekly Dose of President Trump- Trump Family Train 9/1/2020
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Posted on 08/31/2020 10:42:22 PM PDT by weston





TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: beautifulthread; congratsdjstex; joinourtrain; maga; trump2020; trumppence; trumptrain45; westthebest
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To: jennychase
To: jennychase
To: jennychase
To: jennychase
4,824
posted on
09/15/2020 11:41:42 AM PDT
by
Lakeside Granny
(Vote RED~R.emove E.very D.emocrat~D&S)
To: Lakeside Granny
Melania looks stunning, as usual. I see her middle initial is J.....anyone know what it stands for?
4,825
posted on
09/15/2020 11:42:24 AM PDT
by
JudyinCanada
(Aim low, avoid disappointment.)
To: jennychase; All
Noah Pollak
(Contributor to @FreeBeacon and other publications. Born & raised in VT. Israel, DC, now LA. Work in foreign policy)
What accounts for today's historic peace deal? A lot of hard work, for sure. The enormous growth in Israeli economic, military, & demographic power over the last 20 years, definitely. But the key new ingredient is the Trump admin being guided by the right ideas.
Short thread.
1/ Since before Israels founding, self-described foreign policy realists have been anti-Israel, or at least anti US-Israel alliance. Why be friends with the little guy when doing so angers the vastly larger majority in the region, and we need their oil?
2/ This began to change after the Six Day War, and accelerated in 1973 & the early 1980s, when Israel proved itself a highly capable US client in the Cold War -- using US-supplied arms to defeat Soviet-armed and -trained Arab clients. This was very good for the US.
3/ A true realist would look at this as successful superpower-client alliance & offshore balancing: Israel keeps its region in check, promotes American interests, all at very low cost to the US. A little military aid and diplomatic support, no troops, no involvement in wars.
4/ But once the Cold War ended, this real realism was overtaken by sentimentalism masquerading as foreign policy. The peace process (which started at the Madrid Conference in 1991) and the Iran nuclear deal being two major examples.
5/ From 1991 to 2016, US-Israel relations revolved to a great extent around the Palestinian issue, giving politically-militarily weak (& anti-American) Pals huge influence over an alliance btwn the global & regional superpowers. This damage was self-inflicted by the US & Israel.
6/ It was a choice to pursue a mirage. It was presidential narcissism & misguided idealism clouding sober thinking. Also an example of Kissingers maxim: "When enough bureaucratic prestige has been invested in a policy, it is easier to see it fail than to abandon it.
7/ What Trump did in very simple terms is remove the Pal veto over US-Israel relations. He offered them a seat at the table, they turned him down, and so he moved on. Arab states, fearful of Iran & attracted to a strong US-Israel regional order, are joining the alliance.
8/ Theres a simple foreign policy lesson here: reward your friends and punish your enemies, because then youll have more friends and fewer enemies. Trump understood this intuitively, and had the guts to ignore basically the entire DC foreign policy establishment to pursue it.
9/ This FP guild predicted over & over that war & violence would follow every realist foreign policy move. I dont think they believed it, but theyve been saying it for 30 years to protect their turf through intimidation and catastrophizing, and it's always worked.
10/ Obviously, they were wrong. States respect strength and seek alliances that offer security, order, and prosperity. A defining legacy of the Trump admin will be its willingness to defy this vacuous expert guild, to great and hopefully lasting success for the US & ME. end/
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posted on
09/15/2020 11:42:27 AM PDT
by
STARLIT
(The sun itself sees not till heaven clears.)
To: Lakeside Granny
Joe Biden doesn't “deserve a dignified retirement”.....he opted early on to run this race knowing full well his condition. Further his condition hasn't in the least bit stopped him from tearing into Trump and this entire administration. Therefore he is ‘undeserving’ of any concessions over his condition.....Game On!!!
4,827
posted on
09/15/2020 11:48:56 AM PDT
by
caww
(The Left are in war mode to regain power...NOT have an election.)
To: NIKK
To: jennychase
4,829
posted on
09/15/2020 11:53:34 AM PDT
by
Lakeside Granny
(Vote RED~R.emove E.very D.emocrat~D&S)
To: Lakeside Granny
4,830
posted on
09/15/2020 11:56:19 AM PDT
by
Lakeside Granny
(Vote RED~R.emove E.very D.emocrat~D&S)
To: Lakeside Granny
To: sweetiepiezer
He’s spreading the Atlantic accusations, angrily, saying it’s froma reliable source and confirmed by media. But it was debunked by people that were there! Anyone with half a brain can see for themselves how much Trump loves our military.
Then he talks about the dead returning from war, the physically and mentally injuried....i would say that he’s all for sending our troops out to endless wars, whereas Trump wants to bring them home safely.
4,832
posted on
09/15/2020 12:02:21 PM PDT
by
Rusty0604
(2020 four more years!)
To: Lakeside Granny
I say they’re going to try and squeeze it through as a “co-presidency”. Kinda like the Slick Hitlery thing.
4,833
posted on
09/15/2020 12:02:51 PM PDT
by
JudyinCanada
(Aim low, avoid disappointment.)
To: sweetiepiezer
Well I came in from quick trip to store and am watching Monk reruns and resting. Not going to let that scum Biden ruin this wonderful day of the start of peace in the middle east. That will do more good for our troops than anything.
4,834
posted on
09/15/2020 12:05:50 PM PDT
by
Rusty0604
(2020 four more years!)
To: jennychase
Kimberly Klacik
Baltimore
US House candidate, MD-7
Happy Monday America
SQUAD
4,835
posted on
09/15/2020 12:06:33 PM PDT
by
STARLIT
(The sun itself sees not till heaven clears.)
To: gubamyster
I can’t see below his waistline. You know what attracts bugs.
4,836
posted on
09/15/2020 12:07:11 PM PDT
by
Rusty0604
(2020 four more years!)
To: gubamyster
no original ideas. At least Trump is now saying that Biden is copying him.
4,837
posted on
09/15/2020 12:08:50 PM PDT
by
Rusty0604
(2020 four more years!)
To: gubamyster
4,838
posted on
09/15/2020 12:09:15 PM PDT
by
Rusty0604
(2020 four more years!)
To: NIKK
Did the other stations even cover the historic event?
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posted on
09/15/2020 12:10:31 PM PDT
by
Rusty0604
(2020 four more years!)
To: jennychase
I heard that. Horrendous!
4,840
posted on
09/15/2020 12:11:48 PM PDT
by
Rusty0604
(2020 four more years!)
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