The Serious Foreign Policy Thread--Bolton Cleans House

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(03-14-2018, 11:35 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: I have said the possible reasons to not pushing additional sanctions might be because he is working with them on NK.   Who knows if Turin but it would explain.  

Obama wouldn’t take the lead in anything.  He would let the internal community take the lead.   Which is a joke.

Just a quick note here: Obama got the Russians on board with the Iran deal--while imposing crippling sanctions on them for the invasion of Crimea.

That was an amazing diplomatic accomplishment. And everyone agrees Obama did that. Not "the international community," which he led in imposing sanctions on Russia.

And knowing when to let the international community lead is very important to diplomacy. Obama did that too.

China plays a much more important role NK sanctions, yet Trump does not hesitate to falsely accuse them of currency manipulation and otherwise disparage them publicly. 

Think of how harshly Trump speaks of Hillary and the press and illegal immigrants, yet
Trump has had nothing but positive things to say about Putin the person and Russia in general--a person who rules as virtual dictator of a country which is our adversary, which attacked us.  Worse, he refuses to impose Congressional sanctions on Russia.
Trump’s Attitude Toward Russia Sanctions Makes a Mockery of the United States
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/01/trumps-attitude-toward-russia-sanctions-makes-a-mockery-of-the-united-states/

So there is nothing "clear" about US foreign policy. Trump's foreign policy moves, such as they are, are more easily explained by fear of Putin, ignorance of foreign policy, and nationalist showmanship than by imputing some secret plan to him.