Politics President Trump's masterful, highly effective Foreign Policy

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  1. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    copied from elsewhere:

    Mexico: no deal
    China: no deal
    North Korea: no deal
    Iran: no deal
    Venezuela: no deal
    new NAFTA: no deal
    trade with EU: no deal
    trade with Japan: no deal

    masterful deal-making.

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    don't forget, Mexico will pay for the wall and then there are the executive orders that many have been found to be unconstitutional. What an amazing deal maker. He can't even cheat and get a deal done.
     
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    Is this a preview that the dems will not ratify the new deal?
     
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    The new deal is Iran, Russia, N Korea, China and Syria are now best buddies...Russia has it's foot in Venezuela...Canada, Europe and Latin America hate us and nobody gives a shit about Africa now that Doctors without borders and humanitarian relief efforts have been gutted of funds for a stupid border wall and some Saudi weapons contracts...whoopee! News flash....flailing around the world creating chaos hasn't worked out well for Trump...
     
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    Occasionally it comes to me that some just lack basic education. Simply stuff, like,
    Your breath will be pleasant, if you don't talk out your ass.
     
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    The above post was in the works before @riverman posted.
    However, it stands.
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I don't have any inside knowledge on that, but it does seem like Trump is actively trying to sabotage it with the tariffs.

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    Naw! The Mexicans may hate to help, but they won't cut their own throat by failing to help. The Dems might though.
     
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    You know barf, we should meet some time before I take the MarAzul out of the river.
     
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    That would be amusing. I'd like to think you'd like me more than you think you would.

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    Well let us see! I should be back up in the river early next week.
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    If it's the Hudson River, that will work.

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    Yeah, that could work. soon.
    Above Poughkeepsie?
     
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    Way below. Manhattan.

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    Well I don't know what would be way below. Staten Island maybe?
     
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    No, I meant Manhattan is way below Poughkeepsie.

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    You left out the Philippines. Duterte is one of his favorite buddies.
     
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    Ah!
     
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    Rand Paul praises Trump, says it 'really takes a statesman to show restraint' amid calls for war

    President Trump made the right decision when he called off a retaliatory strike against Iran, according to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.

    The president is proving himself to be a responsible leader by trying to prevent America from becoming mired in a new
    Middle East military conflict, the lawmaker claimed Monday on "The Story."

    "I'm really proud of President Trump for showing restraint," Paul said. "It really takes a statesman to show restraint amidst a chorus of voices for war."

    However, Paul expressed caution regarding sanctions Trump imposed on Iran - which target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

    "Whether the sanctions will work is another story," the Kentucky lawmaker said. "From the Iranian perspective, they see the sanctions as an act of war."

    He added the Iran nuclear deal forged with the help of the Obama administration took away one key incentive for Iran to return to the negotiating table.

    Paul said the delivery of hundreds of billions of dollars to Tehran was a "carrot" that left the Trump administration with only "sticks" after the U.S. withdrew from the deal.

    "I didn't agree that we gave up the money early," he said.

    "We gave them $150 billion up front. I think that was a mistake.

    "The problem is that's already done. That was a carrot, but we gave up the carrot too easily. Now that it's gone, we have no other carrots, all we have is a stick. We're adding the stick - which is more sanctions... I would have built upon the nuclear deal to try to get a ballistic missile deal."
     
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    I'll agree with not going to war with Iran, but the rest is bs....Iran's money was never ours to begin with..it wasn't our carrot...we actually owed them weapons for that deposit that due to Khomeini never materialized. Facts are hard to avoid in the Iran money deal....pure spin. What we did have was a positive cap on their weapons program that Trump has now scrapped for the purpose of sabre rattling politics...having soldiers to play with is new to Donald..he'll get bored and take them out again soon
     
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