so much for draining the swamp

[JustWinBaby]

(11-15-2016, 03:40 AM)Dill Wrote: I would only add that while his constrained by Congress on domestic policy, he is not when it comes to foreign policy.
He could/will undo 70 years of foreign policy achievement in his first year without anyone's permission.

That's highly unlikely to happen.  Everyone says they're going to do change this or that with respect to foreign policy, but in the words of Obama "it's different once you actually sit in the chair".  Which is to say career staffers have, and will continue, to dictate foreign policy.  They all have their ideas, but then they take office and get a real education on the issues.

Trump, like any other POTUS, could choose to ignore that (although there are still plenty of checks & balances).  But there's no real evidence to believe he'll be any different.  As a businessman, he's certainly not inexperienced with making decisions on the basis of staffer recommendations.