I’m not liking either position. If Taiwan goes, China goes after the Philippines next, and so on.
WRT Russia, just saying Putin won’t be aggressive because he “likes” Trump is just ridiculous. That’s not how Putin thinks.
I dont think that the article, or some others just in the last 48 hours, are intended to factually show Trumps position. I think they are trying to twist his words and sow discontent amongst supporters in any form they can.
Trump should do as he’s always done. Hold his cards close to his chest when it comes to things like Taiwan, Russia, and other foreign policies. That uncertainty of response is what gives him so much negotiating leverage. I think the media is trying to sabotage that strength.
The one thing I have learned about Trump is not to take his words literally. Everything is posturing.. setting the table so that negotiations can *begin* on friendly terms. It's *during* negotiations that Trump turns the screw. All there in the Art Of The Deal.
I think he’s just saying that Taiwan needs to pay up if they want American protection.
If China really wants to go after after Taiwan...they'll have it. That's just a fact. Would Taiwan be worth starting a nuclear event over? I'm not so sure. The current countries we know largely came about due to war/conflict. Perhaps that's just the way of things.
China is playing the long game since they have that ability. They don't have the changes in elected officials every few years, and we can't even get our elected officials to follow the desires of their constituencies half of the time.
I understand what you are saying, but you need to read the article from six years ago that Rabbi Dov Fischer wrote about President Trump and how he conducts himself: https://spectator.org/everyone-is-smart-except-trump/
How do you know what Putin thinks?
We don’t always need war or sanctions to settle things.