Trump is what he has always been…a self enriching ignorant bully. He melts at a compliment but does not have the ability to recognize when the compliment is insincere or offensive. He saw money, “bigly money”, and he sold out his country for it. These Arab country leads must be chuckling into their caffe cups knowing how cheaply and easily they could buy the president the President of the United States.
I tend to agree with most of what you write and once again agree with this analysis ... it is increasingly obvious that the strategy (or maybe the tactics) is unambiguously focussed on capturing material gains for the US (as well as those close to him, and his family) regardless of the wider consequences ... this fits like a hand in a glove with the MAGA vision - no one can suggest there was any doubt as to the goals ... of course there have been mis-steps like the tarrifs own-goal and the inevitable climb-down (when you are hunting with a shotgun, rarther than a rifle, there is a greater risk of collateral damage) ... it is a Brutal Fact however that, while Trump may be an extreme example, it was ever thus when it comes to US policy and in general the policies of any empire ... even a casual student of history knows this is not the first time this has happened, and it is certain it wont be the last.
Trump is what he has always been…a self enriching ignorant bully. He melts at a compliment but does not have the ability to recognize when the compliment is insincere or offensive. He saw money, “bigly money”, and he sold out his country for it. These Arab country leads must be chuckling into their caffe cups knowing how cheaply and easily they could buy the president the President of the United States.
I tend to agree with most of what you write and once again agree with this analysis ... it is increasingly obvious that the strategy (or maybe the tactics) is unambiguously focussed on capturing material gains for the US (as well as those close to him, and his family) regardless of the wider consequences ... this fits like a hand in a glove with the MAGA vision - no one can suggest there was any doubt as to the goals ... of course there have been mis-steps like the tarrifs own-goal and the inevitable climb-down (when you are hunting with a shotgun, rarther than a rifle, there is a greater risk of collateral damage) ... it is a Brutal Fact however that, while Trump may be an extreme example, it was ever thus when it comes to US policy and in general the policies of any empire ... even a casual student of history knows this is not the first time this has happened, and it is certain it wont be the last.
I tend to disagree with a lot of stuff you say, but I have to admit, I agree with this one 100%.