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It’s Not ‘Tough Love’ If He Hates You
Donald Trump's decision to cut Brussels and Kyiv out of tentative Ukraine settlement talks unfolding in Saudi Arabia -- where US officials and their Russian counterparts busied themselves Tuesday with the earliest stages of what looks like an old-school, great power carve-up of a "lesser" state -- shook America's erstwhile European allies to the core.
I said "erstwhile." And I think it's accurate. I've heard the term "tough love" bandied about in recent days to describe what Pollyannas still im
The darkest version is Trump being serious about making Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal part of the US. Letting Russia and China do their thing gives him the leeway to do his conquering knowing that the rest of the world wouldn’t be able to do anything about it.
At this point, it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s not. Trump is flooding the zone and putting out trial balloons across all fronts to see what he can get away with. His supporters might say he doesn’t want any new wars, but again, Trump has no long-term plan and doesn’t care about consistency. He runs on instincts and will take whatever he can. I would not be surprised if that means land grabs at some point.
It’s a new world. I am astonished about the complacency and excuses being made about Trump. It isn’t just Europe who needs to wake up.
Negotiating with Trump is easy if you understand how he thinks. He only considers two things when evaluating a deal; what he gets out of it (money) and does it feed his need for revenge. Beyond that there is nothing. If you look at his history that’s all it’s ever been. When will his followers realize he doesn’t care anything about them.
Chamberlain thought Hitler would never dare either. How’d that come out? More than 40 million dead. More this time. Remember Germany may be our friend but Russia will never be friends with us or Europe. Russia lost more than anyone else in WWII and they didn’t start it.
why do you think the talks are in Saudi Arabia?