I didn't say we open arm them.. but no reason to get all hostile for no good reason
So getting hostile with Europe because "they are spiraling" is ok but getting super friendly with Russia is good because... ? I even said I'm for warming relations with Russia, not increasing hostilities.
You are a smart guy.. you can handle the task and decide on your own
I'm asking you to defend your statements - I'm not making your argument for you. That would make me a putz on the order of Donald Trump today.
as a reasonable dude u get a reasonable response
between the pipelines from Russia, them not wanting to put sanctions against Iran, them doing deals like this with China
EU, China seek closer ties as US turns against trade
That's entirely a result of Trump's actions. It's not like Trump hasn't been on a trade war tear for the last few months that might cause something like this to happen.
it is about time to see where old allegiances remain.
I dunno man, given the most recent developments it sure seems like it is a burning of bridges.
Trump is saying that Russia is not our enemy.....they are our competitor
that this is more of a game and competition than good vs. evil
It's about power, it's always about power, and these decisions are poised to cost the US and Europe by creating economic turmoil. While on its own that might not be that big of a deal and *might* be necessary if the US is truly getting the shaft on the world stage (hint: it is not, the US dollar is the world's reserve currency ffs), beginning to tear down the biggest geopolitical and economic alliance in the world can only be beneficial to the next in line. And Trump seemingly rubber stamped that today.
As is the entire alliance that China/Russia/Iran/etc are building against our Petro-Dollar called BRICS
So let's hand them an immense amount of power by weakening the dollar?
that is what this trade war is about......that is what the proxy wars are about.......that is what all of this is about. Trump is pushing the issue because the debt is beyond a problem. If you are going to burn us burn us now he is saying. No point in doing what we do while you actively work against us and behind our back.
The debt was not, is not, and will never be a problem for a sovereign currency in a productive society, something I've talked about with you on many different occasions. The problem is always the misallocation of resources caused by government spending. The blank check the US government writes against the world won't be nearly as effective if the US dollar stops being the world reserve currency, which these actions are likely to help destabilize. And hell, for the long term good of the world, maybe that's a positive thing. But objectively here and now, the guy who is supposed to represent the interests of the US above any and all else, I do not think so in the least.
