17 Feb
1:20pm, 17 Feb 2025
17,180 posts
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Ally-C
Less dollars spent abroad means Trump and his gang of grifters are gonnae trouser more. Yer average Yank isn’t going to see many benefits. |
17 Feb
1:29pm, 17 Feb 2025
10,056 posts
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simbil
I reckon Trump sees Russia as not that big a problem for the US and wants Europe to step up whilst the US attempts to deal with the ever present elephant in the room that is China.
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17 Feb
2:12pm, 17 Feb 2025
27,428 posts
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Dave W
I don’t think he has that level of strategic thinking.
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17 Feb
2:14pm, 17 Feb 2025
26,660 posts
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larkim
If he worries about China it's only because he has no financial investment in there that he can perceive of increasing in value. Hence they are a threat to "America".
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17 Feb
3:50pm, 17 Feb 2025
7,487 posts
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paulcook
So Europe has banned free speech and the US the last country to defend it?! theguardian.com |
17 Feb
4:14pm, 17 Feb 2025
31,783 posts
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richmac
Guessing she didn't wear enough MAGA hats
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17 Feb
4:22pm, 17 Feb 2025
27,440 posts
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Dave W
Typical RW playbook. Do something yourselves but accuse your opponents of doing it. Then shout “Fake news” when that is pointed out. |
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17 Feb
4:36pm, 17 Feb 2025
26,666 posts
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larkim
"They're burning the books, they're burning the magazines, they're buring the newspapers of the people that live there."
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17 Feb
6:10pm, 17 Feb 2025
31,790 posts
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richmac
Some Trump mouth piece on R4 this morning saying he didn't know why Europeans are meeting over Ukraine. Well, moron, your lot said we need to look after our own security and you may think Trump and Putin can do a deal ignoring everyone else. Everyone else thinks differently |
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17 Feb
7:34pm, 17 Feb 2025
10,057 posts
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simbil
Dave W wrote: I don’t think he has that level of strategic thinking. I reckon it works quite well as a short term transaction - get a peace deal :tick let Russia appear scary still so Europe spends more on defence saving US money :tick focus on US biggest trade deficit - China :tick That's the stuff in plain sight, might also be some back room stuff that only the US and Russia will be privy to. It's the lack of strategy that is the problem - throwing allies under the bus isn't a good long term plan and relinquishing the influence and leverage that being world cop brought may well be bad in the long run. |
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