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The US has no real Allies. Only users. Freeloaders. But Trump does not control most of the USG but the military industrial complex who helped form the rules based world order is in charge of the military and foreign policy. Trump does not control them at all. Trump is fighting the so-called swamp dwellers in DC along with EU WEF types. Trump appears to be hitting both where in matters … at the funding source. Tariffs completely up ends the CIA, DoD, State, Establishment relationships with the other globalists. Almost a new restart. The US Senate is trying to end… Read more »
The US has no real friends but only friends of convenience that it abandons as soon as they are no longer of any use to it. Its hallmarks are untrustworthiness, duplicitousness and lying.
Trump has been unable to force US oil companies to cut pump prices yet have record profits. A dollar cut at the pump would pay for all the tariffs. Russia oil back in the market would pay for all the tariffs. Even if restricted to the Global South. FYI, the cost of US fertilizer to farmers tripled due to the EU Ukraine war. Remember, Trumps position on de-dollarizatio? Where is the dollar clearing house? Swift is in Brussels. Not the USA. Witkoff and Bassett know this fact. Trump can control the Treasury. Trump does not control the CIA or DoD.… Read more »
Sorry Alexander, your arguments on the Trump tarrifs are too 20th century and do not apply today.
It’s a brave new world and America is charting the way.
The world is sucking the economic life out of the USA. Insolvency and bankruptcy are just around the corner.
Tarrifs are a bad idea. Tolerating tarrifs is suicidal. Trump must fix this by fighting tarrifs with tarrifs.
My expectation is the ridiculous rhetoric will stop and honest negotiations will start. Failing this world trade will come to a standstill and we’re all toast.