The Serious Foreign Policy Thread--Bolton Cleans House

[Dill]

(03-13-2018, 10:16 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Every president has a deep bench.  It’s the most coveted jobs of all.   They lead to great jobs after your done.  

Trumps leadership style leads to everyone speaking up.  It’s cut throat.  The bad part is there just isn’t job security, which people like, but it could be argued that public jobs should shouldn’t ever be long term.  

As for Russia, if the facts show they attacked the UK then yes we should stand by them as they are our oldest allies.

Obama would probably call it workplace violence if a Muslim was involved if a white person was involved he would go after the nra and try and take away citizens rights.   He would also arrack local police across the country.

Until NOW every president had a deep bench. This one does not. Further, even if he had his choice of "the best," his cabinet choices show that he does not select them.

And where did you hear that Trump's style leads to people "speaking up"?? He has set a record for firing important subordinates for speaking up or otherwise warning of illegal actions and unwise policy. If that gets you fired, why would you ever do that?  Others notice this. Stable people are not interested in White House jobs.

And why ever should a president's style be "cutthroat"? For a successful foreign policy (remember the topic of the thread?) to be successful, it has to be clear to allies and adversaries. At the moment ours is manifestly not. Trump refuses to respond to an attack on the US by Russia, but invites nuclear escalation with North Korea. Then suddenly announces he will meet with NK without a direct invitation, or any diplomatic connections in place. Then fires his secretary of state. And he repeatedly says he wants to trash the Iran Deal. How does that sound to China, France, Great Britain, Russia and Germany, who worked so hard to get the deal?

You say that we should stand by the UK against Russia. But what will Trump actually do? He has yet to even implement Congressional sanctions.

You are saying that in response to an attack on a NATO member, Obama would respond by attacking U.S. police?