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What Trump Can Do with Clausewitz
American Thinker ^ | 20 Dec, 2024 | Michael D. Weltsch

Posted on 12/20/2024 3:54:14 AM PST by MtnClimber

After the Napoleonic Wars, Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz wrote his seminal treatise, On War. Published in 1832, On War was not immediately recognized as the authoritative work it is today.

SNIP

I do not know if President Trump has ever read Clausewitz or heard of “center of gravity,” but he seems to instinctively understand the criticality of economy. He has pledged to bring the budget in line, create a better environment for business, and ensure America’s access to inexpensive energy. In this, he faces a Herculean task. The Democrats will fight savagely to stop him from achieving these goals. They will use all the tricks in their sorry playbook. They will lie. They will fear-monger. They will slander. Whatever it takes to stop President Trump from being successful, the Democrats will do.

For example, consider how Democrats are currently demagoguing tariffs. Suddenly, Democrats are free-traders. In their coordinated, talking-point manner, media pundits that tariffs will increase inflation. Where was their concern when Biden’s spending sent inflation into double-digits?

Frankly, predicting the effect of tariffs now is dubious at best, for a couple of reasons. First, no one knows what tariffs if any will be imposed, or on whom. Second, to claim that tariffs are un-American is ignorant. Tariffs are as American as apple pie. The United States maintained high tariffs through most of its first hundred and fifty years. In fact, one of the South’s grievances against the North prior to the Civil War was the U.S. tariff, which drove up the costs of English manufactured goods.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: carlvonclausewitz; dirtydems; economy; michaeldweltsch; napoleonicwars; onwar; prussia

1 posted on 12/20/2024 3:54:14 AM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

The democRATs sure are an enemy of economic prosperity. They will certainly try to derail Trump’s plans.


2 posted on 12/20/2024 3:54:25 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Democrats IE communists’

One in the same.

Reducing the size and scope of the federal government is long over due.


3 posted on 12/20/2024 4:09:29 AM PST by riverrunner
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To: MtnClimber

Let him deliver the christmas gifts, what else? :)


4 posted on 12/20/2024 4:19:01 AM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: MtnClimber
The democRATs sure are an enemy of economic prosperity. They will certainly try to derail Trump’s plans.

I hate to break this to you, but they've got plenty of company in an out-of-control bloated government and a party whose name starts with R.

Don't be so naive to think it's JUST them Dems.

5 posted on 12/20/2024 4:23:35 AM PST by icclearly
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To: MtnClimber

John Hay was one of Lincolns personal secretaries, he was of German heritage and read Clauswitz to Lincoln during the early days of the Civil War.


6 posted on 12/20/2024 5:18:24 AM PST by Jolla
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To: Jolla

I have a copy of ‘Vom Kreige’, It’s still required reading at West Point


7 posted on 12/20/2024 5:26:35 AM PST by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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