06-11-2018, 01:10 PM
(06-11-2018, 12:42 PM)bfine32 Wrote: G7- Depending on which side of the aisle you sit you will probably view Trump's actions differently. Some will view him as standing up for American's interest; while others will see him as petulant. Personally, I think Trump should be censured for his comments about allied leaders, but I would be curious to know exactly how much of the bill the US has been paying in the past.
From all accounts, things went relatively well at the G7. Even after Trump got things off to a rocky start with his suggestion that Russia be brought in, the mood was pretty good throughout. Though he was apparently seen dozing and just not listening while Macron was talking.
All in all, I have no problems with tariffs. They can be effective tools to help your population when you have an industry that needs a bit of a hand up. I think the tariff decisions being made are not being done in a wise manner and that is part of the problem here. The majority of economists expect a net harm coming from the new tariffs under the Trump administration, and I don't think this is taking into account retaliatory actions. That is what has really put the international community in an uproar, that the tariffs seem to be arbitrary and unnecessary. I think that the negative impacts to our relationships with our allies because of this situation are going to be hard to pull out of.
(06-11-2018, 12:42 PM)bfine32 Wrote: NK- I think this may be the reason Trump lashing out at the Canadian PM. Perhaps a feeble attempt to show Kim that he means business. I do hope that the NK summit is fruitful and a road map is created to NK becoming a productive member of society and perhaps a move toward unification with the South.
Oh, it absolutely is. Kudlow essentially spelled this out. I hope this is a fruitful summit, as well, I just don't have much faith in it being too fruitful. There are a lot of details to work out, and while I understand why denuclearization is the main topic I am not happy that they aren't going to be discussing human rights issues. I, personally, feel like what Kim will want for denuclearization should not be given without additional discussion surrounding human rights issues in the DPRK.
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