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Topic	Politics Containment Topic 180: The Summit All Fears
red sox 777 06/12/18 7:48:53 PM #48:	Icehawk posted... red sox 777 posted... Icehawk posted... I know the NK thing is HOT, but we have an "agreement" on both sides that means absolutely nothing, so I don't think it warrants tons of conversation, outside of several embarrassing Trump moments the last 24 hours. There is nothing on paper, and NK is not serious about this. Nothing serious is going to come from a meeting between the two top leaders, "planned" out like a month in advance, and a president who thinks attitude is all that matters. It's all just a photo op. I'm more interested in what will actually matter, trade wars that are inbound. A. Do you think there are enough republicans with balls to actually get legislation through that stops trump's tariffs? (No) B. Do you agree with this article, that the best way to handle trump would be to sanction his own businesses instead of the country at large? I think it makes sense, though I imagine the politics in the home countries would be bad, as it wouldn't be a strong enough response in terms of pure dollars.. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/6/5/17422492/sanction-trump-organization If they want to guarantee Trump and the Republicans win reelection, they can try that. Americans won't take well to that kind of interference. Yeah, Americans don't give a damn about tariffs on normal American goods due to Trump's trade policies, but putting sanctions on a "billionaire"'s businesses would be going TOO FAR for the middle class of America. MAGAAAAAAA It doesn't hurt them because they aren't being hit with tariffs, but it does insult them by trying to dictate their choice of president. Heavy on the insults, light on the actual pressure. A perfect recipe for digging in heels. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! <cite>red sox 777 posted [p:903113794] in Politics C... [t:76701362]...</cite> <quote><cite>Icehawk posted...</cite> <quote><cite>red sox 777 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Icehawk posted...</cite> <quote>I know the NK thing is HOT, but we have an "agreement" on both sides that means absolutely nothing, so I don't think it warrants tons of conversation, outside of several embarrassing Trump moments the last 24 hours. There is nothing on paper, and NK is not serious about this. Nothing serious is going to come from a meeting between the two top leaders, "planned" out like a month in advance, and a president who thinks attitude is all that matters. It's all just a photo op. I'm more interested in what will actually matter, trade wars that are inbound. A. Do you think there are enough republicans with balls to actually get legislation through that stops trump's tariffs? (No) B. Do you agree with this article, that the best way to handle trump would be to sanction his own businesses instead of the country at large? I think it makes sense, though I imagine the politics in the home countries would be bad, as it wouldn't be a strong enough response in terms of pure dollars.. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/6/5/17422492/sanction-trump-organization</quote> If they want to guarantee Trump and the Republicans win reelection, they can try that. Americans won't take well to that kind of interference.</quote> Yeah, Americans don't give a damn about tariffs on normal American goods due to Trump's trade policies, but putting sanctions on a "billionaire"'s businesses would be going TOO FAR for the middle class of America. MAGAAAAAAA</quote> It doesn't hurt them because they aren't being hit with tariffs, but it does insult them by trying to dictate their choice of president. Heavy on the insults, light on the actual pressure. A perfect recipe for digging in heels. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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