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"Donald Trump’s most unbridled critics at this weekend’s Munich Security
Conference have not been Europeans but Americans – and not just Democrats.
A few Republicans, out of earshot of the US president’s favoured Fox News, have
had the courage to challenge Trump’s diet of tariffs and unpredictability.
The criticism ends what little remained of the tradition that the US delegation
to the conference limits criticism of the commander in chief abroad.
The attacks came thick and fast as Democrats vied to disown Trump, or, in the
case of Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, to urge Europe that
Trump’s chief weapon – perceived unpredictability – can be neutered by
consistent push back.
In the case of Greenland she said the resistance “worked because a critical
mass of our allies said ‘no, not like, we will negotiate. We’ll do this. We
will do that’. There was a well-presented opposition that said No. I hope what
people are understanding is that unpredictability is uncomfortable, but it is
important to arrive at a response and stick with it because that affects
whether a leader thinks he can proceed … With Trump the question is, don’t
doubt what he wants to do. Try to figure out how to stop him from doing it.
Don’t debate what his intention is because he is telling you what his intention
is. He may or may not be able to achieve it, but that is up to forces outside
of him.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
