Posted on 05/11/2018 1:10:21 PM PDT by Mariner
Trump's renown is rooted in American hero myths. Trump says that women like Carla Bruni lust after him, something that women like Carla Bruni vehemently deny. Trump says he is exorbitantly rich, yet Trump ran himself into the ground with his casinos to the point that he was 295 million dollars in debt in 1990. He was bailed out by the banks and by his father. The greatest myth, though, has to do with Trump's alleged negotiating expertise. This too is nonsense. Trump was never proficient in the art of the deal. As a businessman, he paid far too much for substandard properties and has shown no patience as a politician. He isn't curious. His preparation is nonexistent. Strategy and tactics are both foreign to him. Trump is only proficient in destruction. And that's what he does.
He backed out of the Paris climate agreement while promising a "better deal for America." But nothing came of the promise, neither a plan nor meaningful talks. In Trump's Washington, the only thing that matters is dismantling the legacy of his predecessor, Barack Obama. Trump also promised to improve Obama's health care plan, but the details are complex and bothersome. So Trump destroyed Obamacare and has done nothing to replace it.
Now, he is playing the same game on the world stage with the Iran nuclear deal. Trump refers to it as "the worst deal ever," which is why he has now pulled the U.S. out of it. The negotiations that resulted in the deal in 2015 were a masterpiece of international diplomacy, but there are no plans in place to launch new talks.
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Well, they WERE on the order of Chamberlain’s peace treaty.
Therefore, historic.
Trump’s renown is rooted in American hero myths.
“Like when we stopped you from putting Jewish people into ovens.“
You get a star for that devestating comment.
Interesting history of post-ww2 occupation. The Japenese people were amazingly gracious losers and could not believe that we allowed them to live, never mind, helped them get back on their feet. OTOH, the Germans could not believe that they were defeated by inferior savages and brutes and that the only possible explanation would be internal sabotage by...well...you know who. They hated us. I think that they still do and would love to see us fail.
IOW....”Heil Merkel!”
This will be no different.
In a World War Germany will side with Iran and take most of Europe down with them... Will God save the world from the Germans one more time?
Pray for the best - plan for the worst.
I’m not whitelisting Der Spiegel in order to read their scheisse.
Thanks GOPJ.
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